July 16, 2021
The EU Commission Fit for 55 proposals are finally targeting the maritime shipping sector left undisturbed for decades regarding CO2 emissioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reacts as stung by a bee to the EU Commission’s intention to tax kerosine in the future fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
The works on the Oosterweel link, a mega-project designed to complete the Antwerp ring road, can be continued. This is evident from the ExcaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
The dieselgate saga continues: Volkswagen has been condemned in the Netherlands to pay indemnities to 150 000 owners of VW products. Last weThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
In an initial reaction to the EU Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate proposals, European carmakers are blowing hot and cold through their BrusThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2021
Flemish public transport company De Lijn has approved the purchase of 44 new plug-in hybrid buses. According to Belga, apart from that, anotThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2021
On Wednesday afternoon, the EU Commission presented the much anticipated – and feared – ‘Fit for 55’ package of 12 climate laws to make This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2021
Dutch dairy company FrieslandCampina has commissioned its first hydrogen-driven 50-ton milk truck on the roads in the Groningen region. TodaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2021
Air pollution in the busy streets of Amsterdam is three times as high as in low-traffic streets. That is the conclusion of a two-year study This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2021
According to a recent study from the Belgian Federal Plan Bureau, a fully automated automotive fleet would probably lead to an increase in tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2021
Belgian dredging company Jan De Nul has signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm to transport and install all 244 wind turbines of the lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2021
France will continue to support plug-in hybrid cars despite the possible EU ban on cars with an internal combustion engine (ICE). It pleads This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2021
Chinese start-up electric carmaker NIO has acquired CE & TÜV certifications for the NIO Power Swap Station, its DC Power Charger up to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2021
On Monday, the third experimental ‘eHighway’ was opened in Germany, a 3,4 km stretch on the national B 462 road between Kuppenheim and GaggeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 09, 2021
The European Commission has closed the antitrust investigation against German carmakers Daimler, BMW, and Volkswagen with a settlement and aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 09, 2021
From the end of August, a 30 km/hour speed limit will apply in almost all of Paris, except for the ring road around the French capital, the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2021
Wednesday, July 7th, twelve business leaders gathered in Paris to talk about ways to further support the EU Green Deal. The European CEO AllThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2021
Finally, in August, Dutch brewer Heineken will start shipping 2,5 million bottles of export beer at once packed in containers on the fully eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2021
The Walloon Parliament has approved in the plenary assembly the decree proposed by the Mobility Committee for a framework setting standards This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2021
Renault has released more details about its hydrogen collaboration with Plug Power, baptized HYVIA. Already by the end of this year, the joiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2021
Dutch fast-charging company Fastned is adding ten extra 300 kW charging stations nearby Flemish highways on strategic junctions. Flemish MinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2021
Although MSC – the Mediterranean Shipping Company – claims its fleet is young, modern, and environmentally friendly, the company has cliThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2021
The world’s three major truck manufacturers, Daimler Truck, Traton Group, and Volvo Group, are setting up a joint venture and put half a bilThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2021
Germany is en route to reaching in July of this year the government-set target of reaching one million electric vehicles on the roads, says This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2021
On Sunday, Flemish Minister of Tourism, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), officially inaugurated a new bicycle attraction in the Limburg national park HogThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 02, 2021
Nissan has now officially confirmed that Envision AESC will build a battery factory at its plant in Sunderland, England. In addition, a new This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2021
Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars is fully in the process of becoming a pure electric carmaker by 2030. With the Concept Recharge as the final proThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2021
The car world is on a tipping point with the energy transition and the autonomous car appearing in the (far?) future. But the technicians whThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2021
With the Mini Vision Urbanaut virtual vision vehicle presentation in November 2020, the Mini brand revealed a new interpretation of mobilityThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2021
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has launched on Wednesday, 30 June, its final version of the electric eActros, “with range, drive power and safety consThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2021
Donkey Republic’s e-bicycle-sharing platform will be rolled out in the Antwerp municipalities in a broad region around the Oosterweel connecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2021
The increasing demand for SUVs and the rebound of gasoline engines pushed CO2 emissions of new cars upward only three years ago. But that tiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2021
Brussels Airlines will get three factory-fresh Airbus A320neo airplanes delivered in 2023 to replace the older noisy and kerosine-guzzling AThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2021
On Monday, three Limburg Ministers of the Flemish government – Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), Zuhal Demir (N-VA), and Wouter Beke (CD&V) �This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2021
Today, there are huge differences in the spread of charging points for electric vehicles in the EU, with 70% of them concentrated in three cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2021
The Brussels government’s decision to ban from 2030 all diesel cars and petrol and LPG cars by 2035 to the whole Region is, as expected, leaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2021
Consumers will not notice the capacity remuneration mechanism (CRM) – the government’s system to support investments in new gas power planThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2021
Dutch fast-charging supplier Fastned will build six charging stations with a capacity to charge sixteen vehicles simultaneously on industriaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 25, 2021
While the decision had already been taken by the previous legislation back in 2018, the Brussels government now officializes it. By 2030, itThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 25, 2021
German chemicals giant BASF has bought almost half of a stake in a mega offshore wind farm project off the coast of the Netherlands run by SThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 25, 2021
German company Sono Motors is developing the Sion, an electric car that can partially recharge its battery via integrated solar panels. To mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 25, 2021
According to the Federal Plan Bureau, the emissions of greenhouse gases in Belgium will again increase in the coming years. The reason for iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 24, 2021
Port of Antwerp is converting one of its tug boats to methanol propulsion, a world first. The so-called ‘methatug’ should be operational by This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 23, 2021
The Dutch metrology institute NMI sounds the alarm bell on the accuracy of the energy supplied by fast chargers for electric cars. ConsumersThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 23, 2021
After 2026, German carmaker Audi is to launch no cars with internal combustion engines (ICE) anymore, even no plug-in hybrids, but only battThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2021
In total 5 578 people have registered for CurieuzenAir, the citizen survey on air quality in the capital. That is almost double the number oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2021
Last Friday, Walloon renewable energy provider Enora, transport company Fockedey, and vehicle manufacturer Iveco inaugurated Belgium’s largeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 18, 2021
The pandemic and the growing interest in electric bicycles should lead to the growth of bike tourism – or bicycle touring – this summer This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 18, 2021
The Brussels Court of First Instance has condemned Thursday the Belgian authorities for negligence in their climate policy. It reckons that This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 17, 2021
The Estonian micro-mobility company Bolt is launching a fleet of 1 100 shared e-scooters in the 19 municipalities of the Brussels Region. ThThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
EV Belgium is the new name of the cooperation between AVERE and EV Belgium. It now unites users of electric vehicles and companies that provThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
On Tuesday, ANWB, the Dutch organization for traffic and tourism, presented ANWB Energie, a pilot project cooperating with energy provider EThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
The Mayor of Paris has just announced new parking rates. Not only will cars pay more, but motorized two-wheelers will also have to pay (heavThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
The BMW Group is beginning to test near-standard vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell drive train on everyday European roads. Prototypes of thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
The Dutch gas and electricity provider, Eneco, wants to become climate-neutral by 2035 and limit global warming to 1,5 degrees centigrade.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
After Swedish-French truck maker Volvo Group and Mercedes-Benz cars announcing they will use ‘fossil-free’ produced steel for their vehiclesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 16, 2021
After two years of intensive testing, Mercedes-Benz Trucks says it’s ready to launch its first serial produced battery-electric truck, the eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 15, 2021
The Japanese car manufacturer Toyota, which has become the world’s number one again, has announced that it wants to be carbon neutral in itsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 14, 2021
Some forty cyclists are planning to traverse Europe by solar bikes over a distance of 10 000 km. One-quarter of them are Belgians. The deparThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 11, 2021
In the coming ten years, the port of Antwerp is planning to invest more than 40 million euros in bicycle infrastructure in and around the haThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
