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For the first time in European history, registrations of new hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and electric cars (25,3%) have surpassed those of diesel cars (24,8%) in September 2020. The data and analysis from JATO Dynamics also show that some 327 800 […]
Berliners did not believe it anymore: their new airport BER will welcome its first planes on Saturday, nine years behind schedule, and with major worries at a time when the airline sector is undergoing the worst crisis in history. The […]
Car manufacturer BMW has announced that it will expand its production capacities for EVs in its home country Germany. From 2021 onward, battery cells will be coated, and complete high-voltage battery packs will be produced from 2022 at the BMW […]
Belgian industrial group, John Cockerill, is at the forefront of the ‘green’ hydrogen race. After selling five 5 MW electrolyzers to Taiwan, the group is set to invest 100 billion euros for production units in France (Alsace) and Belgium (Seraing). […]
On Thursday, the new Renault CEO, Luca de Meo, presented the next generation of electric cars, featuring the Renault Mégane eVision (due in 2022) and the Dacia Spring (on sale next summer). One can see parallels between Renault/Nissan and BMW […]
Several players in the dealer service and maintenance sector for cars sound the alarm bell. The electrification of the European car park will cost many jobs in the sector because the maintenance of an electric motor is far less complex. […]
From 2023 onward, the Flemish transport company De Lijn wanted to transport passengers with an autonomous shuttle on a few fixed routes in Antwerp, Leuven, Mechelen, and Genk. But De Lijn is about to call off the ambitious project because […]
The European Commission has evaluated the different Energy and Climate plans of the member states. The Belgian plan’s analysis is critical: the goals are in line with the expectations, the plan itself is “hard to analyze” and “lacks ambition”. In […]
Thanks to electric car sales taking off, but also by using the ‘regulatory flexibilities’ such as pooling, most carmakers are on track to meet the CO2 target of 95 g/km set by the EU by the end of the year. […]
There will be no Brussels Motor Show (BMS) in January 2021. Organizer Febiac has just pulled the plug and announced the cancellation of the 2021 edition. It invites all car enthusiasts to be ready for January 2022. We already informed […]
In 2020, more than 3,6 million passenger cars were registered driving around in the Flemish Region or more than 600 000 more than in 2006. According to research by Flanders Statistics (Statistiek Vlaanderen), the number of passenger cars in Flanders […]
On Wednesday, the European Parliament pushed through its even higher climate ambitions than those of the Commission, by voting a 60% CO2 reduction by 2030 instead of 55%. Environmentalist parties claimed victory with 352 votes against 326. Belgium voted divided […]
The NGO Transport and Environment makes a remarkable plea to make company cars all over Europe, which account for six in ten new cars sold, up to 30% electric by 2025, and 100% by 2030. “Now,” says T&E, “EU taxpayers […]
Since this week, there is a new player in car sharing in Belgium: the Danish GreenMobility. Antwerp and Ghent are the first cities outside the Scandinavian countries where the Danish company is active. In the autumn, they will land in […]
‘Europe Endless’ sings the German electronic music group Kraftwerk on the album Trans Europ Express, as a tribute to the former network of luxury domestic and international express trains in Europe that was started in 1957. The idea of a […]
P&O Ferries is not going to reopen its passenger lines between Zeebrugge and Hull in the UK. That is what the ferry company confirmed. The decision is dictated by the Brexit and the corona pandemic and will be a massive […]
The Chinese Geely daughter, Lynk & Co, is finally arriving in Europe. Following the announcement of its future Zero Concept a few days ago, the company now announced its mobility membership, month-to-month membership price, and shared the first look at […]
The Dutch-British oil and gas company, Shell, is not going to look for oil in the polar region north of Alaska. It wants to sell the licenses there. Oil companies are diversifying their portfolios into more diverse and more sustainable […]
The electric Taycan has become in August of this year Porsche’s best-selling model, outclassing the ever-popular 911 and the Cayenne if you don’t add its figures with that of the Cayenne Coupe. This appears from European registration figures from JATO. […]
In the State of California, it should no longer be possible to buy new gasoline, diesel, or hybrid cars by 2035. Governor Gavin Newsom announced to phase out cars with a traditional combustion engine. Clean car This announcement does not […]
During his long-awaited ‘Battery Day’ event, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced a series of improvements for batteries, but no real breakthrough (yet). The markets react slightly disappointed. No revolution yet, but Tesla announced a battery that costs 56% less than […]
The European Commission is starting a ‘thorough investigation’ into the Belgian government’s plan to subsidize new gas power plants to compensate for the nuclear phase-out. Commissioner Margrethe Vestager isn’t convinced Belgium needs those gas power plants to prevent a blackout. […]
The Chinese car manufacturer, Aiways, has started taking online orders for its U5 all-electric SUV. German customers can now order a U5 online as the first in Europe. The starting price in Germany is €37 990. By visiting Aiways’ new […]
Seven out of ten Belgians opt for the car for commuting to and from work. This is the conclusion of a survey conducted in June in several countries by HR service provider SD Worx. However, Belgians do not make the […]
Five years after the fraudulent dieselgate scandal was brought to light, European regulations have been pushing for electric cars and CO2 reduction while diesel lost its popularity. Car manufacturers are now investing in electric, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid powertrains. Surprisingly, […]
The first ‘state of the union’ of EU leader Ursula Von der Leyen showed high ambitions climate-wise. The car sector has already reacted to the tendencies that can be deducted from the most recent political proposals. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ […]
In her first State of the Union, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the EU Commission, traced out on Wednesday the path of an ambitious energy transition that is to impact everyday life for the next thirty years. New is […]
Greenpeace Belgium has published its step-by-step plan for mobility in Europe to become carbon neutral by 2040. One of the spearheads is a total ban on sales of new ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) cars after 2028. No diesel or gasoline […]
According to the Environmental Commission of the European Parliament, CO2 emissions should be down by 60% by 2030 to accomplish neutrality by 2050. This goal, more ambitious than 50 to 55% the EU Commission itself is likely to propose, should […]
In the long term, it is cheaper to keep two Belgian nuclear power plants open than to close them and switch to alternatives in 2025. This is the conclusion of a study by EnergyVille, a research center linked to KU […]
Although the trains were only occupied for one quarter, the French-Belgian high-speed train exploiter, Thalys, increased its offer end of August. Thalys has suffered severely from the corona crisis. Since the lockdown, the company almost came to a standstill. “Turnover […]
The American ride-hailing company, Uber, wants to become an emission-free platform by 2040. A first step will be to make at least half of all Uber rides emission-free by 2025 in Brussels and several other European cities. The city of […]
There seems to be a bromance growing between Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, and Volkswagen Group CEO, Herbert Diess. During his last visit to Germany, Elon Musk’s private plane left Berlin for a small detour to the airport of Braunschweig. There, […]
Ashwani Gupta, a lively Indian in his early fifties, has the most difficult task at Nissan: making the failing Japanese number two profitable again. At Nissan, he’s COO, member of the board, director of operations, and performance. In short, he’s […]
As part of its €100 billion post-corona revival plan, France will invest 7 billion euros in the next ten years to further develop the production of ‘green’ hydrogen. This way, France nearly matches Germany, which announced in June it is […]
