France goes for barrier-free toll highways

November 03, 2022

The ‘free-flow’ highway without barriers at toll roads or the so-called “péages”, a system long established in other countries, will soon bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

WMO: ‘Europe warms up twice as fast as rest of world’

November 03, 2022

Europe is warming up twice as fast as the rest of the world. Between 1991 and 2021, temperatures in Europe increased by 0,5°C per decade. TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

OPEC: ‘Oil demand will continue to rise until 2035’

November 02, 2022

OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, expects global demand for crude oil to keep rising until 2035. Africa, India, and oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Luxembourg to fund 29 charging infrastructure projects

October 31, 2022

The government in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg will invest more than 4,5 million euros in additional charging infrastructure for electric vThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Michelin to produce tires partly from sustainable materials

October 31, 2022

Michelin has unveiled two tires that are made to a large extent from sustainable materials. The model for cars contains 45% recycled componeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Tesla begins expansion works for Giga Berlin

October 31, 2022

At Grünheide, the location of Tesla’s Giga Berlin factory, heavy-duty machines have started to clear the nearby patches of forest for theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU takes next step to have ICE car ban by 2035 written in stone

October 28, 2022

Thursday evening, the negotiators of the European Parliament and the Member States have reached an agreement to have all new cars and vans sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Good Move in Brussels remains under pressure

October 26, 2022

The Good Move circulation plan in the Brussels region continues to cause a commotion. After protests, the municipality of Schaerbeek is alreThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Is Europe’s biggest lithium mine in France?

October 25, 2022

Allier, in the center of France, awaits one of the most promising mining fields for lithium in Europe. Primarily because of its strategic poThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flanders postpones tightening of LEZs

October 24, 2022

The Flemish government will not immediately tighten the low-emission zones in Flanders. That decision will be postponed due to the citizens’This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Euro 7 to leave carmakers some slack?

October 24, 2022

The new Euro 7 ruling for tailpipe emissions is reportedly not going to be as drastic as feared. It seems that the European Commission is giThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Only zero-emission city buses to be sold in EU by 2027?

October 24, 2022

Several major European cities and NGOs have urged the EU Commission in a letter to push through sales of zero-emission city buses only no laThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flemish government gears up with company e-bikes for its staff

October 21, 2022

Staff members of the Flemish government will be allowed to lease a ‘company bicycle’ as of November. The initiative is intended to focus on This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

E-moped maker Blitz with Belgian roots rides wave of expansion

October 21, 2022

From its European headquarters in Zaventem, Belgium, e-moped maker Blitz is pushing a successful international expansion. After Israël, SinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Antwerp to realize maximum covering of Antwerp beltway

October 18, 2022

Apart from the already agreed coverings of the Antwerp beltway, the newly added covering projects from the reserve list will also be realizeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Citizens demand stop to Good Move plan in central Brussels

October 18, 2022

In a citizen’s interpellation at the Brussels City Council on Monday, citizens demanded the immediate halt of the ‘Good Move’ traffic plan iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Audi cleans up fine particles from the air with special filter

October 17, 2022

At the Greentech Festival in London, Audi is showcasing a particulate filter for its electric cars that collects particles from the surroundThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Traffic and wood burning increase air pollution in Flanders

October 14, 2022

Last year, air pollution in Flanders increased again. According to the latest report of the Flemish Environmental Agency (Vlaamse MilieuMaatThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Renault creates new subsidiary ‘The Future is Neutral’

October 14, 2022

The French car manufacturer Renault Group creates another new subsidiary called ‘The Future is Neutral’. The company will be dedicated to thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Amazon pumps €1 billion into greening its European car fleet

October 10, 2022

US giant Amazon plans to more than double its fleet of electric vehicles making deliveries in Europe. The multinational technology company tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volocopter performs first manned drone flight in Rome

October 10, 2022

German air mobility company Volocopter has taken the next step on its roadmap toward offering flying taxi services. At Fiumicino Airport in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

LEZ improves air quality in Brussels and pushes diesels out

October 07, 2022

Since the introduction of the low-emission zone (LEZ) in Brussels, the number of diesel cars in the capital has fallen, and air quality has This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BASF Antwerp to become first climate-neutral production unit

October 06, 2022

The German multinational chemical company BASF has ambitious plans: it wants to transform its Antwerp production unit, the second-largest inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgian energy island will play key part in energy supply

October 04, 2022

Belgium plans to construct an artificial offshore energy island 45 kilometers from the Belgian coastline to provide the country with electriThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Deurne-Lier bicycle highway F11 is ready

October 04, 2022

The F11 bicycle highway from Antwerp to Lier is fully ready to receive cyclists. The total investment in the project is almost 17 million euThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hyundai sees Jeju island as hydrogen showcase

October 03, 2022

Hyundai is looking to transform the island of Jeju, South Korea, into a hydrogen showcase. One thousand seven hundred fuel cell vehicles wilThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ineos is planning to store CO2 in the North Sea

October 03, 2022

British multinational chemicals company Ineos plans to store CO2 captured from its plant in Zwijndrecht (Antwerp) in the Danish North Sea. IThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ZEDU-1 prototype: no fine particles from brakes and tires

October 03, 2022

The ZEDU-1 prototype of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the German engineering firm and racing team HWA is called the world’s first trThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Is Citroën Oli the new 2 CV of the electric era?

September 30, 2022

Citroën showed Oli yesterday (to pronounce all:ë), a concept of an EV that wants to be light, frugal and more sustainable and recyclable “This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dutch refuel 42% more with HVO sustainable biodiesel

September 29, 2022

The Dutch aren’t diesel-lovers; they never were with one of the smallest diesel fleets in Europe today, except for the transport sector. ThoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

T&E: ‘Carmakers’ emissions 50% higher than reported’

September 28, 2022

“Car manufacturers are misleading investors by significantly underestimating the total distance traveled and fuel consumption of cars, repreThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgian Infrabel orders battery-electric measuring trains

September 27, 2022

Infrabel, the infrastructure branch of Belgian Rail, has ordered three battery electric measuring trains from Italian supplier Mermec. TheseThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mazda and fuel makers urge EU to keep ICE alive after 2035

September 26, 2022

In a joint letter to EU policymakers, Mazda, a coalition of fuel makers, and CLEPA, the European association of automotive parts suppliers, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgium’s nuclear power plant Doel 3 pulls plug after 40 years

September 22, 2022

On Friday, 23rd of September, at 9 p.m. to be precise, the nuclear power plant Doel 3 in Antwerp will be closed after a 40-year career. It’sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

‘Teleworking saves 14 million car kilometers a day’

September 20, 2022

Working from home is increasingly popular in Belgium. The number of teleworkers doubled in four years. The good news is that this trend has This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Toyota ranks last in Greenpeace’s global green car report

September 16, 2022

A recent Greenpeace East Asia (GPEA) report ranking global car manufacturers on their environmental credentials has placed Toyota at the botThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dutch Roetz e-bike ‘made for life’

September 15, 2022

The Dutch bicycle manufacturer Roetz launches its newest e-bike innovation. As its name already reveals, the ‘Roetz Life’, as the new e-This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW and MINI to launch models with vegan interiors

September 09, 2022

BMW will introduce its first vehicles featuring completely vegan interiors in 2023. The German premium car manufacturer will replace raw matThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels Environment renews its Air Quality laboratory

September 08, 2022

In Auderghem yesterday, on the International Day of Clean Air, Brussels Minister for the Environment Alain Maron (Ecolo) officially opened tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

AdBlue shortage threatens German freight sector

September 08, 2022

The sky-rocketing gas prices are making another victim. As a raw material for the production of AdBlue, Germany’s biggest manufacturer of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fluxys to study green ammonia terminal in Port of Antwerp-Bruges

September 01, 2022

Belgian gas network operator Fluxys, already preparing a future on hydrogen as an alternative ‘clean’ energy source, is studying the feasibiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Cambio cars free up to 70 football pitches of parking space

August 31, 2022

With one car from the Cambio shared car company, there are about 13 fewer private cars on the public roads. In Flanders, Cambio is thus replThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.