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A new study from students of the ULB, ordered by pro-cyclist lobbyist group Gracq, shows that the transformation of roads in the city into pedestrian zones won’t affect commerce. Many business owners believe that most of their clientele come by […]
The province of Limburg is going to construct a new bicycle bridge at the Albert Channel’s lock in Godsheide (Hasselt). The so-called ‘cloverleaf of bicycles’ is one of the important pillars for the Limburg bicycle network. Construction works will start […]
Although it’s not likely its first pickup or Class 8 truck is to be built before Q4 2021, American start-up Nikola has scored an order for ‘at least’ 2 500 battery-electric garbage trucks for Republic Services. There is an option […]
The Walloon public bus company, TEC, has been testing on its buses for nine weeks, in real conditions, a new Belgian technology allowing more complete combustion of the hydrocarbon. An ethanol-based, electromagnetically charged liquid solution is added directly to the […]
After ten customers actively testing the full-electric Mercedes eActros truck for over a year in Germany and Switzerland, its test-area is expanding to the Netherlands and Belgium. To start Dutch supplier of the Albert Heijn supermarkets, Simon Loos will use […]
The Belgian brickmaker, Vandersanden, is going to market bricks that absorb CO2 during the process. The company is experimenting with the product in Lanklaar (Limburg). Next year, Vandersanden wants to build a pilot plant. CO2-negative brick Jean-Pierre Wuytack, CEO of […]
The Munich court prosecutor has charged on Thursday another four former Audi managers for their alleged role in the dieselgate scandal. Three of them are former board members: Ulrich Hackenberg, Stefan Knirsch, and Bernd Martensthe. The fourth is ex-diesel engine […]
British Petroleum, one of the largest oil concerns quoted on the stock exchange, is planning to become ‘greener’. This means it is going to produce less oil and gas, and invest more in sustainable energy sources. Less oil and gas […]
Mercedes-Benz’s flagship will get in its electric version, EQS, which is to be launched next year, an estimated range of 700 km (WLTP) thanks to a newly developed battery pack using Chinese CATL battery cells. The German car manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz, […]
Car-sharing service Share Now, active in the City of Amsterdam, has noted that car-sharing is becoming increasingly popular in these corona times. Compared to last year, the average renting time and the average mileage of a shared car have increased. […]
Since the introduction of the low-emission zone (LEZ) in the capital city, 7 379 fines have already been imposed on the Brussels approach roads for vehicles that are too polluting. This is evident by figures requested by Brussels MP Bianca […]
Umicore performed better than expected in the first half of the year, but only thanks to the recycling operations in Hoboken. It recorded revenues of €1,6 billion. Although this is down 4% on last year, earnings increased by 1% to […]
A year ago, the province of Utrecht (the Netherlands) launched the ‘sniffer project’. 550 bicycles were equipped with a small kind of sensor to detect the level of pollution in the urban air. Utrecht wants to promote cycling in the […]
Walking is the number one means of transport in Brussels, with one-third of all journeys made on foot. The comfort of pedestrians is, therefore, at the center of priorities for Brussels Mobility, especially since the introduction of the pedestrian zone […]
The sector of shared (e-)bikes and (e-)scooters is severely affected by the corona crisis. People are afraid to use them for fear of contamination. It also explains the increased sales of second-hand cars. The old slogan ‘My car, my freedom’ […]
According to British researchers, electrified highways are the fastest and cheapest way to make cargo traffic carbon neutral. How it works It’s a system with electric overhead wires above the highway where trucks with a pantograph capture electricity to power […]
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, promises to spend £2 billion (€2,19 billion) on walking and cycling projects in England. In an attempt to give the British people a new taste of cycling, the British will also be offered £50 (€55 […]
The French Ministry for Ecological Transition has given some details on the new conversion premium to be installed as of the 3rd of August. The income threshold to benefit from the premium will be lowered; the premiums themselves will be […]
Electric bikes or pedelecs are gaining ground at the expense of the classic bicycle. In addition to the classic variants such as the city bike and the tough mountain bike, new e-bike niches are emerging such as these custom e-bike. […]
The Flemish Waterway wants to create the possibility to have unmanned ships on the Flemish waterways by 2030. The agency is to invest 150 million euros in the project. Challenges The Flemish Waterway manages the more than 1 000 kilometers […]
Plastic garbage is choking our planet, but breaking the wave of pollution still seems possible. On the other hand, some sources of pollution are, at this stage, difficult to limit. For example, microplastics generated by tire wear contribute ‘predominantly’ to […]
A closer look at Thursday’s financial results shows that Tesla makes a profit thanks to ‘regulatory credits’. This is cash the company gets from governments for hitting environmental goals and from selling emissions rights. Without these credits, Tesla would make […]
Flanders launches the new mobility brand ‘Hoppin’. With Hoppin, all available mobility solutions become more recognizable in the street scene, which should make it easier for commuters to combine transport options. Flemish Minister of Mobility and Public Works, Lydia Peeters […]
During the first six months of the year, Europe for the first time produced more green electricity than electricity from fossil sources. The corona crisis created exceptional circumstances that paved the way for greener solutions. Trend break The trend break […]
The Frankfurt public prosecutor’s office announced 12 coordinated searches were being carried out on June 22 by the German, Italian, and Swiss authorities at the offices of car manufacturers Fiat and Iveco as part of the dieselgate investigation. Fraudulent diesel […]
Audi is teaming up with Hager Group, a German world leader in electrical installations in a research project to make its e-tron capable of fully bi-directional charging. That means that the car can store electricity from the house’s solar panels […]
A British start-up, lead and founded by some ex-Airbus engineers, promises ‘the world’s first 70-seater electric-hybrid airplane’ operational by 2028. It will be a propeller plane with four engines, two electric and two on kerosine or a more sustainable fuel, […]
The traffic junction of the Brussels Ring Road and the A201 to Brussels Airport will be completely renewed from 2022 onwards. Instead of a multitude of entrances and exits, traffic will be brought together in the middle at a single […]
In the Netherlands, they seem to have to cope with a new criminal trend. Criminals from Eastern Europe are massively stealing catalysts from cars. Since October last year, 1 400 cases have been registered. According to the police, the most […]
“European leaders should deal with climate change as a crisis.” That is what’s written in an open letter to the EU, published by four youths for climate, Swedish Greta Thunberg, Belgians Anuna De Wever, and Adélaïde Charlier, and German Luisa […]
The city of The Hague is pushing through its plans to ban older diesel cars and vans up to Euro 3 – mostly built before 2006 – from its ‘environmental zone’ as of mid-2021. ‘Environmental zone’ is the Dutch way […]
A study by Dutch environmental research and advise bureau, CE Delft, based on the comparison of a classic gasoline Golf, the e-Golf, and the fuel cell Toyota Mirai concludes that there is no real future for the hydrogen car. The […]
The Ministers of Mobility in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg are calling the European Commission to promote the use of the bicycle in the European climate-friendly and sustainable mobility policy. Momentum According to a common declaration they transferred to the […]
Electrifying the Walloon car fleet, that is the mission that the MP André Antoine (CDH) has set himself. Noting that other countries are encouraging the purchase of electric vehicles with financial incentives, André Antoine proposes that Wallonia should do the […]
While other major truck manufacturers are still experimenting with hydrogen for heavy transport, Hyundai’s first ten fuel cell trucks of a fleet of 50 are on their way to Switzerland. The 34-ton Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell with a range of […]
