Free ‘mobility package’ for those who move in or to Malines

August 12, 2021

Anyone who plans to move in or to Malines can apply for a free mobility package. The ‘try-out package’ contains a free subscription or membeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Paris region provides its own EV premium up to €6 000

August 06, 2021

The French capital provides up to 6 000 euros subsidy for private individuals to replace their polluting cars with alternatively-fuelled vehThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Russia to pump $1 million subsidy into EV catch-up race

August 06, 2021

Sources quoted by the Reuters news agency said Russia intends to implement a subsidy program for electric cars as soon as next year. EV custThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

‘July 2021 second hottest month ever in Europe’

August 05, 2021

July 2021 was the second hottest month ever measured in Europe except for one, July 2010. That is the conclusion of the most recent report fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

DHL Express to fly twelve Alice electric cargo planes

August 04, 2021

DHL Express, the international courier and package delivery service division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has ordered a fleet of twelve fullyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Netherlands: Europe’s first fully autonomous water taxi

August 03, 2021

Almost without a wavelet, unnoticed by the media, Europe’s first fully autonomous – solar-powered – water taxi has been commissioned in a piThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Daimler preps eEconic refuse truck for series production

July 28, 2021

Daimler Trucks is currently submitting its electric version of the Econic, its low-floor truck for municipal operations, to the final techniThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Ecobat acquires Promesa to become leading battery recycler

July 28, 2021

On Monday, July 26th, Ecobat, the Texas-based multinational claiming it is the global leader in recycling batteries, announced that it has aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France raises EV bonus for utility vehicles up to €14 000

July 28, 2021

France has raised the ecological bonus for electric utility vehicles to 7 000 euros for physical persons and 5 000 euros for companies, fromThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

MSC to study oceangoing cruise ship on hydrogen

July 27, 2021

Italian-Swiss shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will study the next twelve months the feasibility of an oceangoing cruise This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

SVOLT starts producing completely cobalt-free batteries

July 26, 2021

Chinese battery maker SVOLT Energy Technology Co. has started producing its completely cobalt-free nickel-manganese (NMX) battery cells in iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Human hair to clean oil spills in oceans

July 26, 2021

The Green Salon Collective, founded by environmental experts, hairdressers, and eco campaigners, encourages hairdressers in the UK to recyclThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels advises negative on Flemish redesign of Northern Ring

July 23, 2021

The Brussels Government has delivered negative advice on the second version of the scoping note on the redesign of the Northern Ring Road. HThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BEV sales more than doubled in EU in Q2

July 23, 2021

In the second quarter of 2021, sales of battery-electric cars (BEVs) more than doubled from 3,5% market share to 7,5%, increasing by 231,6% This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Van Hool to gear up battery-electric bus offensive

July 22, 2021

Belgium’s biggest bus manufacturer, Van Hool, is working behind the scenes gearing up a new electric bus offensive with a completely new linThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

From 2025, Flemish government will only buy electric cars

July 22, 2021

Flemish authorities have decided to buy or lease exclusively fully electric passenger cars as of 2025. Two years later, the same principle wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ICCT study: BEVs already emit 70% less CO2

July 22, 2021

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) experts finds battery-electric cars already have a better greenhouseThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Austria considers ICE ban by 2030

July 20, 2021

In Austria, only zero-emission passenger cars, two-wheelers, light commercial vehicles, and heavier commercial vehicles are to be newly regiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

WaterstofNet gets Hyundai Nexo keys

July 20, 2021

WaterstofNet (HydrogenNet), the driving force behind the Hydrogen Industry Cluster (Waterstof Industrie Cluster, WIC), of which the Korean cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fit for 55: T&E fears PHEVs will slow down EV sales

July 19, 2021

Lobbying organization Transport & Environment (T&E) is worried the EU Commission’s Fit for 55 plans to reach zero emissions by 2050 This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Aviation sector calls kerosine tax ‘counter-productive’

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.

Oosterweel link: experts say works can continue

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.

Dieselgate: VW to pay indemnities in the Netherlands

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.

EU’s Fit for 55: carmakers blow hot and cold

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.

De Lijn orders 44 new hybrid buses

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.

EU Commission: world’s most ambitious package of climate laws

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.

Hyzon 50-ton milk truck on hydrogen on Dutch roads

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.

Belgian Plan Bureau: ‘autonomous cars increase traffic’

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.

Jan De Nul to install world’s largest offshore wind farm

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.

France into the breach for PHEVs

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.

NIO gets EU certification for its battery-swapping system

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.

Truck charging by pantograph on German eHighway

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.

Paris lowers limit to 30 km/h, Amsterdam wants to follow

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.

CEO Alliance backs EU Green Deal’s 55% goal

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.

Wallonia approves legal framework for e-scooters (update)

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.

Renault releases three vans on hydrogen by end of the year

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.

European truck makers jointly to roll out 1 700 fast-chargers

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.

Germany to reach target of one million EVs

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.

New ‘Cycling throught Heather’ attraction opens in Limburg

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.

Volvo shows roadmap to its electric ‘new generation child’

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.

BMW Group Belux donates 23 cars for technical education

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.

Mini presents Vision Urbanaut in reality

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.

Production-ready Mercedes-Benz eActros offers 400 km range

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.

Donkey Republic e-bicycle-sharing expands to Antwerp

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.