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The Formula 1 circuit is considering seriously to restart the competition without any public in July or August in Silverstone (UK), where seven of the ten F1 teams are headquartered nearby. That was announced by the BBC after a videoconference […]
Germany has decided to keep the borders with Belgium and the Netherlands open for traffic. This in spite of the corona crisis. “Health care only works across borders,” the German Minister-President of the federal state North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, says. […]
Brussels Mobility has adapted the coordination of traffic lights in the city in order to better respond to the lower traffic pressure. As a result of the corona restrictions, there is 55 to 75% less traffic on the major Brussels […]
Two of the most important meetings of the United Nations will be postponed until next year. Both the climate summit and a summit about biodiversity are delayed as a consequence of the corona pandemic. COP26 delayed The United Nations are […]
At the headquarters of the Belgian importers, many press and demo cars are at a standstill for the moment. BMW Belux and Mini Belux wanted to use them nevertheless, so it made the cars available to people battling the coronavirus […]
Belgian mobility federations Febiac (car import), Traxio (car services), and Renta (leasing) ask the government in a joint-statement to allow the restart of a limited number of essential activities at the next evaluation of the COVID-19 measures. Activities like delivering […]
Electric car manufacturer Tesla was the big exception in the first quarter of the automotive ‘horror year’ 2020. During the first three months of this year, Tesla sold 40% more cars than during the same period in 2019. In total, […]
Brussels Airport has welcomed a new freight airline company on Thursday. The Chinese Suparna Airlines will fly three times a week to and from Brucargo, the cargo department of the airport in Zaventem. Suparna Airlines Suparna Airlines will use a […]
Tire manufacturer Michelin is going to restart three of its factories in France gradually, despite objections of the unions demanding zero health risk first. Michelin says it will concern only 50 employees per site, and a maximum of 200 in […]
The team of engineers of the Brussels University (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, VUB) that is currently working on prototypes of ventilators can count on the help of Audi Brussels for the production process. L’Echo writes this, and the news is confirmed […]
Companies offering shared mobility are struggling all over the world due to the corona outbreak. The fear of contamination is causing users to give up. Just as the number of users of shared bicycles, scooters, and cars began to rise. […]
“Almost all the streets in the city center of Antwerp are highly polluted.” That is one of the first conclusions of a study organized by the Antwerp University. Antwerp has a lot of densely populated streets with high buildings – […]
The Antarctic continent has gone through its first heatwave. That is the conclusion of some scientists. They have expressed their concern about the possible damage of similar phenomena in the long term to vegetation, animals, and ecosystems. Casey In the […]
First figures on traffic on highways after the federal government’s coronavirus measures show there are nearly 50% fewer cars on the Belgian roads. The number of passengers at De Lijn also fell sharply with 92%. Belgian railways see only 5% […]
German technology group and automotive supplier, Bosch, has developed a rapid corona test, together with Randox Laboratories Ltd. in the UK. It will take only 2,5 hours to diagnose the coronavirus. Currently, a coronavirus test in Germany takes four to […]
Authorities worldwide have to make sure that essential cargo flights remain operational. According to the international organization of airline companies, IATA, cargo flights are essential to fight the coronavirus. The organization knows that several planes with vital means and devices […]
Medical equipment manufacturers are organizing to meet the demand for respirators to face the Covid-19 pandemic. But since their capacity is not sufficient, others, such as car manufacturers, are coming to their aid. Insufficient production capacity US medical device company, […]
Due to the mild winter and the economic downturn, Germany’s CO2 emissions will fall by ‘at least 50 million tons’ this year compared to 2019. The corona crisis could cause that drop to reach 120 million tons, according to the […]
Stib/Mivb’s metro drivers sound the alarm about the cleanliness of metro cars. According to one, only a third of all rolling cars have their floors briefly swept at the end of their shifts, handrails, and buttons are entirely ignored. With […]
London has suspended all special environmental taxes on the use of cars in the city center, starting immediately. The city had just introduced additional taxation to reduce car traffic in the city to relieve traffic congestion and improve the quality […]
While traffic in Brussels is at an all-time low, the concentration of particles is peaking in the city. The level of particles is at its highest since February of this year. A drop in the number of cars because of […]
Mobility organization, Touring, wants to do its part in the corona crisis and is offering medical workers, police and emergency personnel free roadside assistance. “Medical staff is performing an act of heroism,” says Danny Smagghe of Touring. “We want to […]
Lime, the platform of shared e-scooters, is removing its popular vehicles from the streets. With this measure, the company hopes to help diking in the spreading of the coronavirus. The black and green scooters will disappear from the streets in […]
On the Belgian highways, it was remarkably quiet on Wednesday and Thursday. Between 05.30 and 9 a.m., one of the busiest moments of the day, there were barely ten kilometers of traffic jams. Without the corona measures, there are on […]
If there is one positive thing about the coronavirus, it’s the effect on the environment. Air quality has improved in China, Italy, and even Belgium. Since the end of January, nitrogen dioxide levels in the air in China have decreased […]
With France imposing a total lockdown, and Europe closing the borders of the Schengen-zone, cross-Channel transport is adapting to the new situation. On Tuesday, Eurostar already decided to scrap half of its high-speed train connections from London with the rest […]
Lockdown or not, the Port of Antwerp is doing everything in its power to remain fully operational. The port employs some 60 000 people and is of the utmost importance for the supply of Belgium and other EU countries. “We […]
The Belgian public and private bus sector are under pressure because of the coronavirus. Public bus services are being adapted, and private bus companies are coming to a halt. The Belgian Federation of Bus and Coach Operators (FBAA) consulted some […]
Dutch visitors entering the low-emission zone in Ghent no longer have to register their cars. The cameras in the city center can recognize the license plates, and this should lower the number of infringements. Drivers of other foreign countries still […]
Autoconcern Volkswagen has been summoned by the Dutch Diesel Emissions Justice Foundation because of the diesel scandal. That’s what the Dutch press agency ANP writes. In addition to Volkswagen, the foundation, which is committed to all registered European victims, also […]
Volkswagen Group brand importer, D’Ieteren Auto, is suspending all non-urgent sales and aftersales activities from Wednesday 18 March until April 3rd in its own car centers and the dealerships managed by Sopadis. Belgium’s biggest car importer wants to limit all […]
Production of the e-tron at the Brussels Audi plant has come to a standstill on Monday morning as employees decided to knock off work in fear of the coronavirus. According to the socialist union, work circumstances don’t allow to keep […]
As Belgium is taking far-reaching measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the police are changing procedures for alcohol checks. They exclusively use real breath test devices and drop the samplers – a device in which the person who […]
The worldwide corona crisis forces companies to diversify. Since the breakout of the epidemic, the Chinese electric car manufacturer BYD – Build Your Dream – has started the production of mouth caps and disinfecting hand gels. According to news organization […]
Europe has launched its ‘Green Deal‘ recently, and also in the States, there is a proposition for ‘a green new deal’ on behalf of the Democrats. Both deals have a big number of points in common, but they also have […]
