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There’s a sort of a fight between car manufacturers whether it is more appropriate to use multimodal new platforms or develop specific ones for EVs. The latter tendency has the wind in its sails, apparently. Just recently, a local Chinese […]
The BMW Group has worked out its new strategy regarding its Mini daughter. The plans are a fully electrified model portfolio by 2024, but the brand will continue to offer combustion engines until 2030. In the German publication WirtschaftsWoche, Mini […]
A new report by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) shows that despite strong growth, the available charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in the EU still falls far below what is needed and remains unevenly distributed across member states. ACEA […]
A few weeks ago, we announced that the Chinese manufacturers were sneaking in on the Belgian market. One of the new importers, OneAutomotive, has communicated about their plans and future model portfolio. Not only the car manufacturers are suffering lately, […]
The Ghent-based Swedish truck manufacturer, Volvo Trucks, is going to assemble batteries for the electric models for all European sites. The management announced this on Wednesday. It involves an investment of millions. The details have yet to be worked out, […]
According to the New Energy Outlook (NEO), BloombergNEF’s annual long-term analysis on the future of the energy economy, the energy transition continues to accelerate thanks to the corona pandemic, but still not fast enough to meet the goals of the […]
The smoker’s posts on the platforms of train stations in the Netherlands will be transformed into charging points for e-bikes. The Dutch ProRail is planning to rebuild its train stations circularly. “By transforming those smoker’s posts, we hope to stimulate […]
A week ago, the Calfornia-based ‘eco-carmaker’ Fisker Inc. announced that Canadian contract manufacturer Magna would build its first car (out of four), the Ocean SUV, in Austrian Graz. Today, the company announced that the Ocean’s production version would have its […]
Dutch fast-charging network company, Fastned, has opened on Tuesday its first charging station in Belgium at the Ostend Airport. The station offers four 300 kW CCS connections and two 50 kW CHAdeMO connections. A capable electric car should be able […]
Fiat has introduced a new version of its electric 500 – the Fiat New 500 3+1, which is characterized by an additional door on the passenger side, hinged in the opposite direction. Thus, the New 500 3+1 is designed to […]
In its latest Mobility Observatory, automotive leasing specialist Arval has investigated the total cost of ownership of EVs in France compared to their conventional and hybrid alternatives. It turns out that, in many cases, the Government’s tax system exempting EVs […]
Car manufacturer BMW has announced that it will expand its production capacities for EVs in its home country Germany. From 2021 onward, battery cells will be coated, and complete high-voltage battery packs will be produced from 2022 at the BMW […]
Belgian industrial group, John Cockerill, is at the forefront of the ‘green’ hydrogen race. After selling five 5 MW electrolyzers to Taiwan, the group is set to invest 100 billion euros for production units in France (Alsace) and Belgium (Seraing). […]
According to the Swiss bank UBS, the expected battery cost will drop under the ‘magic’ barrier of $100 per kWh by 2022. This will trigger a faster switch to electric vehicles than previously expected. Undoubtedly it will also cause a […]
In the harbor of Ghent, the North-C-Methanol project is to become the world’s first in CO2 capturing on such a large scale and use it to create in a sustainable way methanol for the chemical industry and as an alternative […]
Last week, Renault presented its eVision, or how the former frontrunner of electric mobility wants to play its role again. One of the most important schemes in the new strategy could be the Dacia Spring venue, in fact, a copy […]
Jeff Dahn, head of the Canadian Battery Research Institute, has presented new results of his team’s work to ‘upgrade’ battery cells with additives making them last for 10 000 charging cycles. That would give a medium-range electric car’s battery a […]
The Canadian contract manufacturer, Magna International, will build Fisker’s fully electric SUV Ocean, as the company announced last week. And it’s going to do that in Europe from 2022 on, in one of its production facilities, likely at the major […]
On Thursday, the new Renault CEO, Luca de Meo, presented the next generation of electric cars, featuring the Renault Mégane eVision (due in 2022) and the Dacia Spring (on sale next summer). One can see parallels between Renault/Nissan and BMW […]
Shell has opened this week its first hydrogen refueling station (HRS) in its home country, along the A4 highway between The Hague and Amsterdam, near Hoofddorp. That brings the total number of public ‘private’ hydrogen stations in the Netherlands to […]
The Flemish Minister for Energy, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), recently discovered that builders of wind turbines use cheating software to get more subsidies. She prevented that companies and families should pay 72 million euros extra for energy. More subsidy for smaller […]
The European Commission has evaluated the different Energy and Climate plans of the member states. The Belgian plan’s analysis is critical: the goals are in line with the expectations, the plan itself is “hard to analyze” and “lacks ambition”. In […]
After showing the world in September its ‘nec plus ultra’ version of the Lucid Air Dream Edition offered at $169 000 (€142 974), the Arizona-based electric car start-up has put a price tag on the most down-to-earth version of the […]
IDS-Q8 (International Diesel Service), the ‘truck’ branch of Kuwait Petroleum International, is the first to offer a low-carbon, 100% fossil-free alternative for diesel for trucks, based on used vegetable oil in Belgium. And this fuel can be used by classic […]
The French government is gearing up its support for EV sales by offering a premium of 1 000 euros for second-hand electric cars, without income limits as of 2021. So far, only new EVs are eligible for a premium of […]
Johan Portier, the Managing Director of LeasePlan Belgium, is outspoken: “Politicians have no vision when it comes to mobility. Emission-free driving can be realized within the next five years.” And he continues: “Now is the moment to act. I hope […]
Drivers of electric vehicles should see which charging points are available and where, how fast they can charge, and what the price is. The Dutch State Secretary for Infrastructure and Water Management, Stientje van Veldhoven, wants to change the law […]
Dutch fast-charging company, Fastned, has joined forces with Tesla to set up Europe’s biggest fast-charging station yet in Germany. ‘Ladepark Kreuz Hilden’ opened last week, at a strategic location near the intersection of the A3 and A46 highways in the […]
In Sweden, a housing corporation will soon finish 44 self-supporting apartments. Residents will we totally independent of the network for water, electricity, and heat. “We will show the world that all available ecologic methods can manage it all.” “We’ve searched […]
The proportion of new cars equipped with automatic gearboxes has risen sharply in the last few years. What was once a comfort accessory is today proving to be an invaluable technology in the search for an energy-efficient car. The figures […]
The battery joint venture between Toyota and Panasonic, Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, builds up the capacity to produce hybrid vehicles’ batteries. The joint venture is installing a production line for prismatic lithium-ion batteries. The joint venture was launched earlier […]
Compared to last year, the German premium car manufacturer, BMW, sold 8,6% more cars in the third quarter of 2020. The gain is due to the strong recovery of the Chinese market and the fast increasing sales of electrified vehicles. […]
One can do a lot with hybrid technology in cars. Most of the hybridization schemes are meant to save fuel and use alternative energy like electricity. Peugeot shows that it can also turn a family car into a racehorse. Peugeot […]
In 93% of Flanders, the threshold value of fine particles was exceeded in 2019, causing 4 800 premature deaths a year. The ozone standard was exceeded in the whole of Flanders. as well. Only the regions of Haspengouw, Maasland, and […]
The sales of the Daimler Group are recovering. It’s the ideal time, they think in Stuttgart, for restructuring and intensifying the electrification of the entire portfolio. In the third quarter of this year, Daimler sold 626 675 cars worldwide, which […]
