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While the EU still has to agree on a proposed ban on new sales of internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2035, Italy apparently is lobbying behind the scenes at the Commission to get an exception for its supercar manufacturers like […]
There is a serious lack of electric charging points all along the road networks in most EU member states. New data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) have been confirming this. The findings show that 10 countries do not […]
The EU has approved Belgium’s capacity rebate mechanism (CRM). This should attract investors to build new power capacity, such as gas power plants, with the help of subsidies. In this way, the government wants to avoid compromising the security of […]
The Brussels-based start-up Decarbone specializes in converting combustion engine vans to electric vehicles but faces administrative problems in Belgium to register these EVs, as the legal framework still lacks. In June, Decarbone received the Sustainable Impact Award presented by Triodosbank […]
Several customers in Europe took delivery of their Model Y on Tuesday. In Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, but also in Belgium, an excited Gunther Depooter was handed over his car. “It’s perfect. Much roomier than a Model 3, and it […]
Solar panels have – for the first time – generated one-tenth of the energy produced by the European Union during the months of June and July. A new record. That is what energy think tank Ember recently revealed in a […]
Today is the deadline for EU members to comply with the EU pollution limits for large combustion plants, but most lignite plants in the EU have waited until the very last minute to implement pollution-control technologies. The result is four […]
Consternation in France: the decree published on Wednesday making the biennial technical inspection of two-wheelers compulsory was “suspended until further notice” at the request of Emmanuel Macron, the President of the Republic, the transport ministry told AFP on Thursday. The […]
With Europe setting in stone the end of the internal combustion engine for 2035, electric and hydrogen cars are set to take over. In spite of being the second country with the most public charging points in Europe, France worries […]
Alcomotive, the distributor of the automotive brands belonging to the Belgian Alcopa group, chooses Arval as the sole partner for its leasing activities for its six brands in the six European countries it is active in. As a representative of […]
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 from the Copernicus Service for Climate Change. Globally, it was the third-warmest month ever, with […]
Dutch start-up Brekr, the specialist in electric mopeds, has just received a capital injection from Bloomit Ventures that will allow the young moped manufacturer to tap into numerous European markets quickly. Brekr launched its first moped, the Model B, on […]
The MR party remains clearly opposed to the introduction of a kilometer tax in Brussels. This is evident from a reaction by its Brussels president David Leisterh to the European Commissions’ Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) statement on […]
On Monday, July 26th, Ecobat, the Texas-based multinational claiming it is the global leader in recycling batteries, announced that it has acquired Promesa, a leading German EV lithium-ion battery recycling operator. The combined capabilities now position Ecobat “as the only […]
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% and reaching 210 298 units. In the same quarter in 2020, 63 422 BEVs were sold. Plug-in […]
Lobbying organization Transport & Environment (T&E) is worried the EU Commission’s Fit for 55 plans to reach zero emissions by 2050 will gain momentum too slowly, and the rollout of electric cars will be curbed before 2030. They’d liked to […]
The EU Commission Fit for 55 proposals are finally targeting the maritime shipping sector left undisturbed for decades regarding CO2 emissions. Shipping will be included in the Emissions Trading System (ETS), where companies will have to buy CO2-quotas from 2023. […]
At the time of departure for vacation in France, half of the highway ‘aires’, that is to say, 164, are now equipped with fast-charging stations. In theory, this allows a recharge to 80% in less than 20 minutes. However, all […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reacts as stung by a bee to the EU Commission’s intention to tax kerosine in the future for flights within the EU. It warns “that the reliance on taxation as the solution for cutting […]
In an initial reaction to the EU Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate proposals, European carmakers are blowing hot and cold through their Brussels-based federation ACEA. European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) says it is “eager to study the full details” to […]
On Wednesday afternoon, the EU Commission presented the much anticipated – and feared – ‘Fit for 55’ package of 12 climate laws to make the target of 55% CO2 reduction by 2030 agreed by the member states a reality. So […]
Chinese start-up electric carmaker NIO has acquired CE & TÜV certifications for the NIO Power Swap Station, its DC Power Charger up to 180kW, and NIO’s AC wall box called ‘Power Home’. As a result, it now can roll out […]
Blue Corner, the European subsidiary of the American EV-charging solutions provider, Blink Charging, has signed a contract to sell and operate EV charging stations at the KUL Leuven campuses across Belgium. The sales and operations contract is valued at 1,5 […]
The European Commission has closed the antitrust investigation against German carmakers Daimler, BMW, and Volkswagen with a settlement and a total fine of €875 million for two of them. BMW has to pay 372,8 million, VW 502,3 million. Daimler gets […]
Wednesday, July 7th, twelve business leaders gathered in Paris to talk about ways to further support the EU Green Deal. The European CEO Alliance, as the group is called, is convinced that tackling climate change will require a collective effort […]
The Dutch company Solution Air promises a kit by the end of 2021 to convert existing vans with a classic combustion engine to run emission-free on compressed air. The idea of running on compressed air is not new. The French […]
Stellantis will convert the old Vauxhall factory in Ellesmere Port near Liverpool into an all-electric production facility. As a result, Ellesmere’s future is saved with the production of four electric vans and their passenger car equivalents: the Citroën e-Berlingo, Peugeot […]
Flanders and Brussels are to install 110 charging installations with 1,7 million euros of support. It concerns 101 charging stations and 9 shore power installations that must be ready by September 2022. This is what Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia […]
The world’s three major truck manufacturers, Daimler Truck, Traton Group, and Volvo Group, are setting up a joint venture and put half a billion euros on the table to roll out 1 700 fast-charging points for electric long-haul trucks across […]
The increasing demand for SUVs and the rebound of gasoline engines pushed CO2 emissions of new cars upward only three years ago. But that tide is changing. Research by the European Environmental Agency (EEA), the European watchdog for environmental affairs, […]
Today, there are huge differences in the spread of charging points for electric vehicles in the EU, with 70% of them concentrated in three countries: the Netherlands (66 665), France (45 751), and Germany (44 538). However, according to ACEA, […]
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, leading to opposing reactions. From “not ambitious enough” and “Brussels is creating a diesel-free island” […]
The European Commission has approved Belgium’s € 5,9 billion post-Covid recovery plan. It also pointed out the ambitious renewable aspect of the plan, allocating 50% of the resources to climate objectives while Europe only planned for 37%. A total of […]
The Dutch metrology institute NMI sounds the alarm bell on the accuracy of the energy supplied by fast chargers for electric cars. Consumers and the NMI are noticing a difference between the kWh charged when refueling and the number of […]
Porsche and Customcells have now completed the previously announced formation of their joint venture to produce high-performance battery cells. The JV, Cellforce Group GmbH, will be based in Tübingen, Germany. Meanwhile, it will also buy new battery cells from Varta. […]
