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August 23, 2019

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E85 might become available in Belgium

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 22, 2019

Superethanol, a mix of petrol and 85% bio-ethanol, might soon be officially available in Belgium. The royal decree allowing it is being finalized by the federal energy minister, Marie-Christine Marghem (MR). If the process goes well, the decree will be […]

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Trump attacks ‘weak’ CEO’s of ‘disloyal’ car companies

Tony Verhelle Posted On August 22, 2019

Using his famous tweets weapon, US President Trump has attacked the car manufacturers that concluded a deal about future emission rulings with the state of California. He calls their CEO’s weak and crazy, considers the companies to be disloyal. Four […]

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Lufthansa CO2 compensation program gives biofuel option

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 22, 2019

Lufthansa’s ‘Compensaid’ program is the first of its kind to allow passengers to compensate for the CO2 caused by their flight immediately. Compensaid proposes two ways to compensate, a forestation program in Nicaragua or SAF, a sustainably produced biofuel. While […]

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‘Supersmart’ road-pricing can abolish traffic jams

Tony Verhelle Posted On August 22, 2019

Transport economists Bruno De Borger (University of Antwerp) and Stef Proost (University of Louvain) plead for ‘supersmart’ road-pricing. With a road tax varying every 5 minutes you can spread traffic so efficiently that congestion disappears. “The departing times of the […]

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Etienne de Calataÿ: ‘Company cars are bad for the environment’

Tony Verhelle Posted On August 21, 2019

Recently, a study of HR service provider Acerta concluded that banning company cars would be bad for the environment. Chief Economist Etienne de Callataÿ (Orcadia Asset Management) contradicts this and gives four significant arguments. The Acerta study has found that […]

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Pon to lease corporate bicycles

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 21, 2019

The Dutch mobility provider, Pon, is going to start leasing bicycles in its home country. It taps into the growing market of corporate bikes, which is expected to explode in the Netherlands next year. From 2020, bicycles will get favorable […]

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Traffic noise can be silent killer

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 21, 2019

Even when you don’t notice it anymore, the presence of noise can make you sick. Noise nuisance is an underestimated problem. Some people are so used to the noise in their surroundings that they don’t even hear it anymore. Healthy […]

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Car retailer cards: banned by law but still on windscreens

Félix Bouland Posted On August 20, 2019

While a Walloon Region decree from February bans them under the act of waste prevention, car retailer cards still find their way on windscreens. An increasing number of municipalities have started a crusade against the small plastic-covered paper cards. Offenders […]

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Belgian entrepreneurs propose radical reform of taxes

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 20, 2019

More than 50 Flemish entrepreneurs have written an open letter to Belgian politicians outlining 36 proposals for a better policy. Besides a radical reform of the Belgian fiscal system and a new view on migration, the entrepreneurs also have recommendations […]

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Uber looking to expand in Belgium

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 19, 2019

After the launch of the electric Uber Jump bikes in Brussels, the company is looking to expand its services in Belgium further. New Uber products will be added in Brussels shortly, but no dates are set. In some cases, a […]

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‘Greening’ Flemish car fleet slower than budgeted

Joris Van Roy Posted On August 14, 2019

Last year, the Flemish car buyer paid 15,7 million euros more than budgeted to register his new car. That might be good news for the treasury, but not for the climate. It means the ‘greening’ of the car fleet is […]

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Dutch artists decorate service with soot particles

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 13, 2019

During the first week of September, the 450 first-year students of the Amsterdam Fashion Institute (AFI) will get a remarkable assignment. In addition to books and writing materials, they will receive a tool kit with a mouth mask, a pair […]

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German post scores with self-built e-delivery truck StreetScooter

Luc Joris Posted On August 9, 2019

Deutsche Post DHL, the German postal service, couldn’t find an appropriate electric delivery van on the market for its parcel deliverers. That’s why it started to build one itself, the StreetScooter. Due to a lack of supply, the Post Office […]

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NGOs want Belgium to reduce biofuel objectives

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 9, 2019

Several Belgian non-governmental organizations want Belgium to reduce its objectives to use more biofuels. They launched their joint statement following the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report last Tuesday. The report confirmed that large-scale biofuel production has a negative […]

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Rural France wants better access to public transport

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 7, 2019

Politicians in France’s less central areas are angry about the growing lack of public transport outside metropolitan areas. Local train services are being discontinued in favor of the TGV and bus services canceled, deemed uneconomic. Rural France feels disconnected from […]

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Pukkelpop festival goes for sustainable energy

Gert Verhoeven Posted On August 7, 2019

The Pukkelpop festival in Belgium has a first. The Hasselt festival will draw part of its power from the very first Green Energy Mill (GEM), a sustainable, collapsible energy tower designed by researchers from the Dutch Technical University of Eindhoven. […]

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‘Mobility will be tailor-made and invoiced per km by 2039’

Joris Van Roy Posted On August 6, 2019

How will your mobility look like in twenty years from now? French newspaper, Le Figaro, probed several experts for their future visions. “Mobility solutions will be abundant, tailor-made, and invoiced per kilometer.” When people try to envision mobility in the […]

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100.000 US dieselgate VWs awaiting second lease of life

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 5, 2019

Four years after the dieselgate scandal erupted, 100.000 US Volkswagen TDI models are still waiting for their second life. The German car manufacturer had to buy back about 400.000 diesel cars with emissions-cheating software in the US. While the company […]

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Ride-sharing to holiday destination gains popularity

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 2, 2019

Ride-sharing is becoming popular, also for vacation travel. Since the beginning of this summer, 110.000 Belgians have already used the Blablacar carpooling service, mainly to go on holiday. In Belgium, the originally French platform, which recently expanded its services with […]

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Umicore shows sound results, calls for ethical cobalt label

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 1, 2019

Umicore’s stock market value is rising again after the hit it took in April. The Belgian raw material supplier’s half-year results were better than expected. But the company remains prudent about future financial results. Especially the unstable automotive market, Umicore’s […]

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TEC tests biodiesel’s impact on health

Félix Bouland Posted On August 1, 2019

For two months, a bus lent by the Walloon public transport company, TEC, will run up and down a closed portion of the road to see what impact on air quality a switch to biodiesel would have. The bus will […]

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Dutch to switch on lights again on highways

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 1, 2019

After six years of darkness on the Dutch highways, the Netherlands has decided to switch on the lights again for safety reasons. In Belgium, Flanders has no intentions to follow the Dutch example, Wallonia is rather betting on ‘intelligent lighting’. […]

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Dieselgate: criminal charges against ex-Audi CEO Stadler

Joris Van Roy Posted On August 1, 2019

On Wednesday, prosecutors of the Munich Court in Germany have laid criminal charges of fraud, false certification, and deliberately misleading advertising against Rupert Stadler (56), former CEO of Audi. It’s up to the Munich District II Court now to decide […]

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Dutch ProRail wants smoke-free stations

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On July 31, 2019

ProRail, the Dutch railway network infrastructure manager, wants to ban the cigarette from all stations and platforms, but Dutch railway company NS, the unions, and travel organizations hesitate. Engineers and conductors like to smoke now and then, and the company […]

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Hype wishes to convert Paris’ taxis to hydrogen

Félix Bouland Posted On July 30, 2019

After a rather small debut during the COP21 in 2015 with five cars, French company Hype is now running 110 hydrogen taxis in France’s capital city. By 2020, the fleet should grow past the 600-mark with 500 new Toyota Mirai. […]

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