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While Brussels grid management company Sibelga just stated that it would be capable of coping with charging 20 to 30% of the car fleet being electric by 2030, experts say there is a problem for fast charging. 88% of the […]
On Wednesday, the city of Bruges has launched its first electric tourist boat. The ceremony took place near the Gruuthuse company along the Dijver watercourse. It is the first boat in a series of five that have to replace a […]
An electric car has a smaller ecological footprint than a car with an internal combustion engine. However, the critical question is whether there will be enough electricity in the future to charge these cars. For example, is the Brussels electricity […]
According to the Global Automotive Consumer Study 2020, done by Deloitte, 29% of the Belgian consumers are ready to buy a hybrid electric car, and 9% want a fully electric vehicle. These findings corroborate the study of the Belgian car […]
A French start-up has found a solution to prepare existing motorcycles to run on E85 biofuel via an electronic unit that is being retrofitted. In this way, motorcycling becomes ‘greener’, as the CO2 emissions of the motorized two-wheelers are significantly […]
Metaforum, the interdisciplinary think tank of the KU Louvain, has published its vision on sustainable and feasible energy and climate policy. The text ‘Sustainable Energy Provision for Belgium’ sides with the Paris climate agreement and the European Green Deal and […]
The Danish company GreenMobility, which operates electric car-sharing services in Copenhagen and Aarhus, becomes active in Antwerp in April. Brussels and Ghent would follow. The company will set up its services in Antwerp in a joint venture with local partner […]
A massive switch to electric cars in Belgium will inevitably lead to electric car taxation. That’s the opinion of a number of experts. Most think road-pricing will be used to do so. Others fear the electricity used to charge cars […]
Driving electric can be 50 to 80% cheaper than driving on diesel if you can charge at home at night or at the company during the day at a lower tariff. Financial newspaper De Tijd did the calculations but warned […]
Researchers at the Technology University Eindhoven want to use iron as a fuel because no CO2 is released during combustion, and the powder can be endlessly recycled. Iron powder like a charged battery Professors Niels Deen and Philip de Goey […]
For most private users, a diesel car is no longer economically interesting. This is the conclusion of the mobility association, VAB, based on a new budget test. As a result of this ‘diesel anxiety’, second-hand gasoline cars have become 22% […]
While fuel cards are taxed as a benefit in kind by the Belgian government, electricity charged at home and even the EV charging station installed at the bosses’ expense aren’t. At least for the time being, financial newspaper De Tijd […]
According to HR organization Acerta, 0,6% of the Belgian company car fleet currently has electric propulsion. There is still a lack of infrastructure, although in the near future car taxation will discourage internal combustion engines and promote electric propulsion. Switch […]
Last year, the total consumption of electricity in Belgium decreased by 3%. In 2019, consumption was 84,7 terawatt-hours or the lowest level since 2014. Older figures are not available. Decreasing consumption “We have seen a decline in the energy consumption […]
Together with the leasing company Arval, the energy company Engie will lease electric cars. Under the name Numobi, they want to manage a fleet of 30.000 electric cars in Belgium by 2030. All-in The energy company Engie and the leasing […]
The first tangible example of what has to become Europe’s ‘Airbus of Batteries’ will be inaugurated in Nersac (France) on January 24th by the French Minister of Economics, Bruno Le Maire, and his German colleague, Peter Altmaier. It’s a pilot […]
The East Flemish family company, Quatra, collects 65.000 tons of used deep-frying oil annually, which is used as fuel for cars and will soon also be used for airplanes. “In ten years’ time, we have become the biggest in Europe.” […]
One hundred thirty years after it’s founding, the Dutch-British multinational Shell, one of the world’s six largest state-independent oil companies, aims to become the world’s largest electricity company. Head of new energies, Maarten Wetselaar, says so in an interview with […]
Switching to an electric car might imply a few hidden and unexpected costs, especially concerning charging issues. Home electrical grid updates could be required for optimal charging performances. Contrary to what the electric car aficionados and some members of the […]
Jato, a British research company, specialized in automotive data, claims that EVs are still too expensive to be bought in high numbers. Other analysts have high doubts about their research. Is 2020 the long-awaited turning point for the EV? Jato […]
The quality of the air in Belgium has slightly improved. That’s one of the findings of the first analysis by Ircel, the Inter-Regional Unit for the Environment (Intergewestelijke Cel voor het Leefmilieu). “This is a positive evolution, but no reason […]
The Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to enter into conversation with larger cities with low-emission zones. She hopes to limit the fines for the buses of public transport company De Lijn. Buses are ordered According to […]
For years now, the EV is knocking at the door, but a real breakthrough has not been realized yet. 2020 could be the start of that new era, at least in Europe, for different reasons. First of all, the offer […]
Europeans spend more, but less on cars. That’s bad news for the car industry in general and the German one in particular. Figures may still seem good at the moment, but prognoses for 2020 are not so promising, on the […]
Flemish public transport company De Lijn is looking for suppliers for 970 electric buses and the necessary charging infrastructure. The latter will be put into operation in phases from 2023 up to 2025. A public tender was published on Monday […]
Bart Somers, professor at the Zero Emission Lab of the technical university in Eindhoven, made a – for the Netherlands – remarkable plea to exonerate diesel if the country wants to achieve its ambitious climate goals. Remarkable because the Netherlands […]
Together with Eneco eMobility, Alphabet (owned by BMW) is the first leasing company to offer a fixed rate for recharging an electric car regardless of where the car is charged. Complex rates Electric charging at public charging stations is often […]
In March next year, French automotive suppliers Michelin and Faurecia are laying the first foundation stone of what has to become ‘Europe’s biggest factory for fuel cells’ near Lyon. With their joint-venture Symbio, they want to catch 25% of the […]
Federal Minister for Energy, Marie Christine Marghem (MR), was pleased with the agreement she reached on Wednesday with the regional climate ministers on the objectives and measures in the National Energy and Climate Plan. After approval in the Consultative Committee, […]
French car manufacturer group PSA has signed a negotiation agreement with the Hauts-de-France Region to set up a new battery gigafactory in Douvrin. The project, in partnership with Total subsidiary Saft, should create 2.500 jobs and reach a yearly production […]
France is going to tax ‘muscle cars’ with powerfull engines that emit more than 184 grams of CO2 per km up to 20.000 euros starting next year. The premiums for electric cars, being up to 6.000 euros today, will begin […]
With the growth of e-commerce and low-cost flights, Liège Airport and Brussels South Charleroi Airport see their amount of kerosene increase. In total, airplanes arriving at and departing from Wallonia emit around 1,43 million tons of CO2 per year, or […]
From next year on it will be less advantageous to refuel in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Gasoline will be 1 to 3 cents more expensive per liter, diesel 3 to 5 cents, the government has announced. With this price […]
On Monday, Fastned, the Dutch installer of charging stations, has announced to have received permission to build 13 fast-charging stations along the Belgian highways. Finally, five years after the first talks with Belgian authorities. They are expected to be operational […]
It’s almost the shortest day of the year. What does winter mean for the energy consumption of our car? Cars running on gasoline and diesel consume more when it gets cold, but with an electric vehicle, the difference is up […]
