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Electric car ‘more polluting than diesel’ in Germany
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 18, 2019


According to a study of the German institute for economical research (Ifo) a German bought electric car will emit more CO2 over a 10 year life-cycle than a comparable diesel car. The comparison was made between a Tesla Model 3 […]


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EU parliament finally votes for wifi to connect cars
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 18, 2019


On Wednesday the European Parliament has voted (304 against 207) for the older ‘proven’ technology of Wi-Fi to let the cars of the future talk to each other, instead of the new 5G telecom network. It’s up to the Council […]


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EU parliament approves mandatory safety technologies
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On April 17, 2019


The European Parliament has almost unanimously approved a series of safety technologies to be mandatory on all new cars from 2022. The goal is to decrease the number of road deaths significantly. The EU Council of Ministers now has to […]


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Fiat-Chrysler’s deal on CO2 with Tesla: is it legal?
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 11, 2019


On Monday Fiat-Chrysler baffled Europe when an article in the Financial Times revealed that it had made a deal with Tesla to ‘pool’, so the electric cars of the latter will be counted as CO2 credits in the FCA fleet. […]


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Election fever in pro-EU German industry
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On April 9, 2019


In fear of losing good access to their primary export markets, German companies encourage their employees to vote on May 26th. They want less power for Eurosceptic parties. Normally, they are hesitant to publicly display their political views. The Bavarian […]


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‘Smart Highway’ tests car to car communication
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 9, 2019


On a very busy motorway patch near Antwerp the ‘Smart Highway’ project has been launched. It’s a testing site for communication technologies between cars (C2C) and between cars and others (C2X). Smart Highway is part of a global European project […]


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EU Commission closing in on alleged German carmaker cartel
Félix Bouland Posted On April 8, 2019


On Friday, European Commissioner for competition, Margrethe Vestager, published her conclusions on the alleged German carmaker cartel case in a Statement of Objections. According to her, BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen are guilty of unlawful agreements on technical matters, such as […]


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Fiat-Chrysler to pay Tesla hundreds of millions for CO2 credits
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 8, 2019


Fiat-Chrysler (FCA) has made a deal with Tesla to ‘pool’, so the electric cars of the latter will be counted as CO2 credits in the FCA fleet to avoid huge EU fines in 2021. FCA, limping behind in lowering CO2 […]


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AdBlue fraud in trucks on EU roads continues
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 3, 2019


German authorities have detected fraud with the pollution reducing system on an increasing number of trucks on the roads. The fraud can be caused by an add-on electronic device or by manipulating the onboard software. It was the German newspaper, […]


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Ryanair in top 10 of biggest CO2 polluters
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 3, 2019


According to the most recent emission statistics of the European Commission, Ryanair is one of the ten companies in Europe with the highest CO2 emission levels. “It’s the first time an airline company enters into the statistics”, states sector organization […]


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Ford to launch 16 electrified models in 2 years
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 3, 2019


In its latest ‘Go Further’ event, called ‘Go Electric’, Ford of Europe has announced a big electrification program for its European portfolio. Most of them will be hybrid variants, but there are also two purely electrical vehicles in the pipeline. […]


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346 trucks of Jost Group seized by justice
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On April 2, 2019


The court has started seizure of Jost Group Trucks, starting with 20 on Monday. The seizure is part of an ongoing investigation against Jost Group on social fraud using foreign subsidiary companies. A spokesperson from the transport company has confirmed […]


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Flanders: 75 million euro extra for climate measures
Luc Joris Posted On April 1, 2019


The Flemish government is taking extra measures for the climate for 75 million euro. A large part goes to the energy renovation of social housing and schools. Extra money is also going to charging infrastructure, greener vehicles for public transport […]


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EU climate objectives and Trump taxes to hurt German carmakers
Félix Bouland Posted On March 26, 2019


According to a study from the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering (IAO), the European Union’s climate objectives could badly hurt German car manufacturers. The internal combustion engine’s decline could reduce employment by 35% in assembly and 44% for suppliers. In […]


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Operation Yellowhammer in case of no-deal Brexit
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 22, 2019


The Brexit date has just been postponed to the 12th of April as we write this. In case of a no-deal Brexit, the British government is preparing Operation Yellowhammer. This is a 29 million additional emergency plan securing traffic flow […]


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VW and Northvolt join forces in ‘European Battery Union’
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 22, 2019


German car maker, Volkswagen, has joined forces with Swedish start-up battery manufacturer, Northvolt, in what they call the ‘European Battery Union. In a joint press release, both companies state that the new consortium will focus on research and development together […]


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Uber Freight to start in The Netherlands
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 21, 2019


Uber Freight is launching its transport services in Europe. Just like their taxi service system, companies can connect with truck drivers through an app. The first of those activities will start in The Netherlands, later elsewhere in Europe. The news […]


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Unions show ‘modern-day slavery in transport’ via Slovakia
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 21, 2019


A number of Belgian transport companies are practicing social dumping, employing Eastern European truckers working for low wages. To do this, they are using fictitious companies, post boxes and other inventive tricks. In Slovakia alone, dozens of Belgian front companies […]


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Toyota and Norway on top of Europe CO2 emissions reduction
Félix Bouland Posted On March 18, 2019


According to the last Jato Dynamics report, the average European CO2 emissions have increased in 2018 to reach the highest average of the last four years. New WLTP measures and diesel bashing are to blame, but the increasing market’s interest […]


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Belgium miles away from climate goals
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 15, 2019


The climate measures that Belgium has taken until now will not decrease the emissions of greenhouse gases. On the contrary. With the limited measures the country has taken, they even will go up. These striking figures were given by the […]


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VW to cut even more jobs and CEO apologises for word choice (UPDATE)
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 14, 2019


A few days ago Volkswagen announced a 5.000 jobs cut ‘to prepare the company’s future’, today the amount of jobs lost raises to 7.000. During a meeting with the managerial staff of the group VW CEO Diess has also used […]


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Smart City applications help disabled people park
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 14, 2019


In Brussels, two Smart City applications were presented that will help people find free disabled parking spaces. The trial program is a collaboration between the Brussels Region, parking.brussels, car manufacturer BMW, the Belgian start-up CommuniThings, and the non-profit organization On […]


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Brexit: Port of Rotterdam expects 400 stranded trucks a day
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On March 12, 2019


The port of Rotterdam, Havenbedrijf Rotterdam (HbR), expects to have 400 stranded trucks a day for not having the right customs forms after a no-deal Brexit. To prevent huge traffic jams at the ferry terminals to the United Kingdom, there […]


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In Sweden, CO2 tax is as normal as VAT
Luc Joris Posted On March 11, 2019


A CO2 tax would be the beginning of the end, claim opponents of such a tax. Sweden has had such a tax for almost 30 years. Over there the tax is as self-evident as energy tax, VAT, alcohol tax and […]


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EU car makers have no other option than going electric
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On March 8, 2019


Car manufacturers will need to get their customers to buy electric cars to reach CO2 targets imposed by the EU. If not, they will face massive fines for each car sold. For 2021, phased in by 2020, the average maximum […]


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Belgium massively sponsors diesel trucks from abroad
Luc Joris Posted On March 8, 2019


Belgium pays 451 million euro per year to trucking companies that fill up with diesel at Belgian petrol stations. Of this, 165 million euro is paid to foreign companies, which partly cancels out the income from the kilometre charge for […]


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Brexit: BMW keeps Antonov standby to supply Mini
Gert Verhoeven Posted On March 7, 2019


Mini tries to prepare for an upcoming Brexit. Especially the uncertainty costs the brand a lot of money because guaranteeing the supply of parts is severely compromised. BMW has even an Antonov cargo plane, the biggest in its branch, standby. […]


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Chinese bet on electric to conquer Western car market
Félix Bouland Posted On March 7, 2019


With the Chinese market dropping, local car manufacturers are looking to expand to other markets, such as North America and Europe. To probe the latter, some have chosen to present futuristic electric concepts at the Geneva Motor Show. For the […]


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‘No-deal Brexit means chaos for Eurostar’
Félix Bouland Posted On March 6, 2019


According to the European Tourism Association (ETOA), a no-deal Brexit could add 22 hours of passport checks for every Eurostar boarding. The outlook of a no-deal Brexit is wreaking havoc in terms of economy but also for mobility. Despite a […]


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Brexit: BMW hints at moving Mini production to Holland
Gert Verhoeven Posted On March 6, 2019


In case of a hard Brexit, BMW will most probably bring the production of the Mini from England to the Netherlands. The move is a symbol for the end of the British car industry which will cost thousands of jobs […]


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Volvo limits maximum speed of cars to 180 kph
Luc Joris Posted On March 5, 2019


A group of MPs wants all new cars to be equipped with a speed limiter by 2022. Volvo will not wait for this Intelligent Speed Assist, a kind of adaptive speed controller linked to the GPS and/or a ‘road sign […]


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Geneva 2019: year of breakthrough for e-car?
Félix Bouland Posted On March 5, 2019


From Peugeot to Pininfarina, nearly all car manufacturers have chosen this year’s Geneva Motor Show to present their future electric or hybrid vehicles. With an extended offer of SUVs, city cars and sports cars, 2019 could be the year of […]


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Why hard Brexit will be complete disaster for car industry
Joris Van Roy Posted On March 4, 2019


At merely three weeks before the UK is stepping out of the EU, it’s clear that a hard or ‘no-deal’ Brexit will be a complete disaster for European car industry and for the British car industry in particular. It will […]


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Green NCAP score introduced for cars
Tony Verhelle Posted On March 1, 2019


Governmental authorities, mobility clubs, universities and consumer organizations from eight European countries have joined forces to introduce a Green NCAP for all cars. It’s a score that indicates the environmental friendliness of a vehicle. Green NCAP gives a score between […]


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EU MPs want Intelligent Speed Assist in cars
Tony Verhelle Posted On February 28, 2019


Several members of the European Parliament want Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) to be standard equipment of future cars. To decrease death toll on European roads the MPs are proposing to build ISA into all cars from 2022 onward. This should […]


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