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September 21, 2020

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2020 year of electric breakthrough for Netherlands?

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 18, 2020

The sales of e-bikes, e-steps, and electric cars are breaking all records in the Netherlands. Cold feet have disappeared, people no longer fear the technology, newspaper AD writes. The share of EVs is 10% of all new cars sold, a […]

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De Lijn suspends tender of 970 e-buses

Luc Joris Posted On September 18, 2020

Flemish public transport company, De Lijn, has suspended the public contract tender for the purchase of 970 electric buses this summer. That is what the newspaper De Tijd writes, and De Lijn confirms the news. According to the transport company, […]

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Brussels Motor Show: Febiac has different scenarios

Félix Bouland Posted On September 18, 2020

As uncertainty hovers above the Brussels Motor Show‘s head due to the coronavirus health crisis, organizers are coming up with different action plans for the manifestation to be open in the safest manner. The strictest of them doesn’t allow visitors […]

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Brussels Airport intercontinental hub for corona vaccines?

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 17, 2020

Brussels Airport expects the first large loads of corona vaccines to arrive as soon as mid-October. The Belgian airport has major trump cards to become an important hub for the intercontinental transport of corona vaccines, they believe. Last week, the […]

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‘Climate change will cost Belgium €9,5 billion in 2050’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 16, 2020

Climate change will cost Belgium in 2050, almost 9,5 billion euros due to extreme heat, drought, and flooding. The possible benefits, due to sunny summers, among others, are estimated at some 3 billion euros. That is the conclusion of ‘The […]

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BP: ‘Era of ever-growing demand for oil is over’

Luc Joris Posted On September 15, 2020

The British oil company, BP, one of the five largest oil groups in the world, believes that the era of ever-increasing oil consumption is already behind us, and that 2019 will go down in oil history as the year in […]

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300 private buses to relieve overcrowded buses of De Lijn

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 14, 2020

The Flemish government is going to put private buses into action to relieve the overcrowded public buses of De Lijn. Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) is willing to reserve 12,5 million euros for it. Seat occupancy The overcrowded buses […]

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‘Park + Bike’ offer in Brussels extended

Luc Joris Posted On September 14, 2020

The ‘Park + Bike’ offer introduced in the Brussels region after the lockdown is extended. Brussels Mobility is announcing this. Until 15 October, commuters will be able to park (almost) for free on the outskirts of the city and continue […]

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De Lijn starts pilot project with 13 electric buses

Luc Joris Posted On September 11, 2020

A pilot project with 13 fully electric buses of Flemish public bus company De Lijn is starting in Leuven, Antwerp, and Ghent. By 2025, Flemish Mobility Minister, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants public transport in city centers to run entirely […]

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‘Keeping nuclear power plants open saves €100 million a year’

Luc Joris Posted On September 10, 2020

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 […]

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Uber to offer 100% emission-free mobility by 2040

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 9, 2020

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 […]

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Airports desperately looking for new revenues

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 7, 2020

The business model of international airports, based on a gradual flow of travelers who spend a lot of money, is completely taken down by the corona health crisis. So, those airports now are desperately seeking new sources of earnings, Dutch […]

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FBAA: ‘Coaches can stand in for overcrowded public buses’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 7, 2020

The buses of public transport company De Lijn are overcrowded before and after school hours. “Schools are doing what they can to respect social distancing, but children are packed on overcrowded buses. This is unacceptable,” says virologist Steven Van Gucht. […]

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Touring presents alternative Brussels bike plan

Luc Joris Posted On September 4, 2020

Mobility organization Touring has an alternative bicycle and pedestrian plan which does not require the removal of lanes for cars in the Brussels region. In this way, Touring asks that several new cycle paths on busy approach roads in the […]

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Yale: ‘Asphalt pollutes the air more than cars driving on it’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 4, 2020

On a hot summer day, the asphalt can pollute more than the cars driving on it. That is the surprising conclusion of American research, published recently in Science Advances. In the article, asphalt comes into the picture as one of […]

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Almost 500 000 applications for free Railpass in 24 hours

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 2, 2020

The Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB received almost half a million applications for the free 12-ride Railpass in 24 hours. The website hello-belgium.be where the Railpass, promised by the Belgian government, could be ordered was launched on Monday, and 24 hours […]

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‘Bike to Work’ app shows fastest or safest way

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 1, 2020

Now that holidays are over, the Cyclist’s Union (Fietsersbond, FB) introduces a brand-new app called ‘Bike to Work’. “The app allows commuters to calculate the fastest or best route to work,” explains project manager Wim De Groof. “But school children […]

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100 km/h on Brussels Ring Road as of September

Luc Joris Posted On August 31, 2020

From 1 September, the speed on the Brussels Ring Road will be reduced to 100 km/hour. On Friday, the three competent ministers from the Flemish and Brussels Governments unveiled one of the 280 new road signs that will indicate the […]

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Quarter of Belgians choose other mobility options after corona

Luc Joris Posted On August 28, 2020

One in four Belgians says that he or she wants to change his or her way of commuting permanently, even if corona is overcome. That is the conclusion of a study by Permesso, the consumer platform of data analyst Bisnode. […]

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‘Dutch can save 3 billion km by teleworking 1,5 day extra’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 28, 2020

If one out of ten Dutch people with a job will continue to work from home one day and a half more than before the corona crisis, this will save three billion of commuting kilometers a year. Moreover, it will […]

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Belgian rail: free Railpass postponed once again

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 24, 2020

The Belgian railway company, NMBS/SNCB, will postpone the announced free Railpass until October 5th. That is what the cabinet of the Federal Minister for Mobility, François Bellot (MR), announced on Friday. ‘For sanitary reasons’ The decision was taken “for sanitary […]

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Will teleworking last and traffic jams disappear?

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 21, 2020

Will teleworking last and traffic jams disappear or at least shrink after corona? American research agency Gartner expects that four out of ten employees will continue to telework after the corona health crisis. The researchers assume that the number of […]

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Volvo calls to make September 1st road safety day

Luc Joris Posted On August 18, 2020

‘Be Safe Be Late’. Under this motto, Volvo Cars calls on companies to make September 1st, the first day of school, a high day for road safety. The Swedish car company advocates greater flexibility in the start and end hours […]

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Survey: ‘climate change still seen as most pressing global issue’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 18, 2020

People in Europen still consider climate change the biggest issue mankind is confronted with. Despite the worldwide pandemic crisis. That is the conclusion of a new survey conducted in seven European countries and commissioned by Vattenfall. Most serious problem Vattenfall […]

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Climate: ‘Feeding cattle seaweed to eliminate methane emissions’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 17, 2020

By feeding a cow Asparagopsis, a particular type of cultivated seaweed, the animal’s methane production could be reduced to nearly zero. It might be the silver bullet, the magical remedy against climate change, scientists say, and an alternative to reducing […]

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Study: ‘Covid-19 infections on trains affected by distance and time’

Félix Bouland Posted On August 17, 2020

Researchers at Southampton University have examined the risks of catching the Covid-19 virus while on a train journey. If you sit directly beside an infected traveler, there is, on average, a 3,5% risk of catching the disease, while if you’re […]

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Electric Mercedes eVito for HelloFresh deliveries in Ghent

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On August 14, 2020

HelloFresh, the German company that delivers meal boxes at home, is doing so emission-free in Ghent. To this end, it is working with Mercedes-Benz, which supplies electric eVito vans. They are ideally suited for local deliveries. The eVito vans from […]

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Feelings run high over compulsory mouth masks for cyclists

Luc Joris Posted On August 13, 2020

The Dutch-speaking Cyclists’ Union and the French-speaking Gracq are disappointed with the Brussels government’s decision to apply the mouth mask obligation to people who cycle in the capital. They fear that this will discourage people from cycling during this sanitary […]

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Ethanol-based liquid reduces CO2 by 15% on TEC buses

Luc Joris Posted On August 10, 2020

The Walloon public bus company, TEC, has been testing on its buses for nine weeks, in real conditions, a new Belgian technology allowing more complete combustion of the hydrocarbon. An ethanol-based, electromagnetically charged liquid solution is added directly to the […]

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Train passengers to register ‘voluntarily’ for coastal trip

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On August 5, 2020

The city of Ostend and public transport company NMBS/SNCB have finally come to an agreement about an emergency plan in case too many tourists come to the Belgian coast. A ‘voluntary’ registration system for people via an app is agreed […]

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Touring and ADAC plead for motorcycle airbag vests

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On July 30, 2020

Mobility organizations Touring and ADAC plead for motorcyclists to wear airbag vests. They could protect the rider in case of an accident or a fall. With almost 3 000 motorcyclists injured or killed last year, airbag vests are not a […]

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Utrecht measures air quality using ‘sniffer bikes’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On July 30, 2020

A year ago, the province of Utrecht (the Netherlands) launched the ‘sniffer project’. 550 bicycles were equipped with a small kind of sensor to detect the level of pollution in the urban air. Utrecht wants to promote cycling in the […]

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