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October 17, 2019

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Mazda’s view on electric motoring

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 17, 2019

The small and independent Japanese car manufacturer Mazda is presenting its first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) at the Tokyo Motor Show next week. Mazda stands for an original multi-solution approach to the energy transition problem. Apart from the transition to (kinds […]

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Volvo: ‘50% full-electric and 50% by subscription in 2025’

Joris Van Roy Posted On October 17, 2019

The Swedish carmaker, Volvo, has finally unveiled its first full-electric car at an event in Los Angeles (US). The Volvo XC40 Recharge kicks off a new era for the carmaker whose ambition it is to have 50% of all of […]

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Dutch European leaders in electric car charging facilities

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On October 16, 2019

The Dutch government says there are 46.000 public and semi-public charging stations, as well as over 100.000 private ones in the country. It makes the country the European leader in the matter. Throughout the world, only China and the US […]

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Harley Davidson temporarily stops production of LiveWire

Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 16, 2019

Harley Davidson had only just started delivering its first fully electric Harleys, but the production has already been stopped. A problem with the charging system lies at the basis of the temporary production stop. Quickcharge works According to the first […]

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Higher profit forecast for D’Ieteren thanks to Belron

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On October 16, 2019

Belgian car importer and mobility service provider, D’Ieteren, has increased its profit forecast for the second time this year. The company now expects to achieve a 35% higher profit than in 2018. D’Ieteren’s share price promptly went up to its […]

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Brafco: ‘We’ll be ready by 2026 with enough synthetic diesel’

Félix Bouland Posted On October 15, 2019

Technical director at the Fuel Dealers Federation (Brafco), Olivier Neirynck, ensures that the fuel sector is investing a lot in the energy transition. According to him, until issues with battery technology and production get fixed, synthetic fuels, such as hydrotreated […]

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How the electric car will change the electricity market

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On October 15, 2019

The electric car will spark a new electricity ecosystem open to a wide variety of producers. That’s the conclusion of an Accenture report, based on interviews with 6.000 Europeans and North-Americans. The company estimates the potential market in France will […]

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Audi’s Chinese workers train in Brussels for e-tron production

Félix Bouland Posted On October 15, 2019

Around 140 Chinese workers from the FAW-VW joint venture will pass through Audi’s plant in Forest/Vorst. They will learn the specific electric mobility know-how acquired by Belgian workers and train to assemble the new Audi e-tron. Models dedicated to the […]

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Will encompassing car events replace ailing motor shows in the future?

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 15, 2019

Encompassing car events, like the Zoute Grand Prix, are attracting more and more people every year. Most motor shows, on the contrary, are suffering from a loss of interest (from participants and visitors). The organizers of the Zoute event believe […]

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Thierry Bolloré ousted, Clotilde Delbos interim CEO at Renault

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 11, 2019

The Board of Directors of Renault this morning decided to end the mandate of Mr. Thierry Bolloré as Chief Executive Officer of Renault SA and President of Renault s.a.s with immediate effect. The Board also decided to appoint, with immediate […]

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Brussels employers want to accelerate ecological transition

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 11, 2019

Beci, Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry, launch their ‘City Climate Challenge 303030’. With 30 projects elaborated between now and March next year, they want to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% before 2030. At the end of September, the president of […]

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DAF is ‘cool lover’ of electric semi-truck

Luc Joris Posted On October 11, 2019

Dutch truck manufacturing company, DAF, is not a die-hard believer in the electric semi-truck, it told Dutch financial newspaper FD. It’s instead focusing on hybrid drivetrains today, with a combustion engine and electric motor. “Reliability takes precedence over rapid innovation,” […]

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Green NCAP: how clean is your car?

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On October 11, 2019

Green NCAP helps people choose a more eco-friendly car by using a star rating for emissions, just like EuroNCAP does for safety. Introduced earlier this year and supported by governments, mobility organizations, and universities, it tests cars’ emissions in a […]

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Dyson pulls the plug on his ‘unsaleable’ electric car

Joris Van Roy Posted On October 11, 2019

British billionaire, James Dyson, has finally pulled the plug on his electric car development project, he announced in an email to his staff on Thursday. He and his board of directors see no future for it as it turns out […]

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Germany’s energy and climate dilemma

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 10, 2019

In a while, Germany has no energy production out of coal or nuclear power anymore. Some say that you can’t resolve this with wind and sun alone. Nuclear power should be prolonged for a while, indicate certain specialists. Both decisions […]

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‘Diesel made from offal reduces CO2 emissions up to 90%’

Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 10, 2019

The Finnish fuel company, Neste, introduces renewable diesel to the Dutch market, which is made from offal. The fuel is cleaner than regular diesel and perfectly compatible with conventional engines. By being renewable, it reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 50 […]

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Flanders could buy emission credits in Wallonia to meet climate goals

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 10, 2019

“Flanders will ‘probably’ not meet the set goals to reduce greenhouse gases,” the Climate Minister, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), said in the Flemish Parliament. The climate measures that Belgium has taken until now will not decrease the emissions of greenhouse gases. […]

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Total: young engineers want to work on renewable energy

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On October 9, 2019

The French petrochemical group, Total, is attracting new talents because it also invests in renewable energy. It is more than an oil company. That’s what the company’s CEO, Patrick Pouyanné, said during the ‘Oil and Money’ sector conference in London. […]

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D’Ieteren in favor of taxing polluting vehicles more

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On October 8, 2019

New regional car taxation rules in Belgium all seem to evolve into making polluting vehicles pay more and less polluting cars less. Not a bad idea, according to D’Ieteren spokesman Jean-Marc Ponteville. The company is an important player in the […]

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Workers strike costs GM 100 million per day

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 8, 2019

For more than three weeks now, American car manufacturer, General Motors, sees his workers in the US on strike. This weekend there was hope that the negotiations would lead to an agreement. Yesterday the unions released a different message: “negotiations […]

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VDL Nedcar gradually dismisses 700 temporary jobs

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 8, 2019

The automotive company, VDL dcar, is suffering from the shrinking automotive industry. The company that only works for BMW is forced to drop 700 temporary jobs. The gradual dismissal will start in the week of November 4th and will stop […]

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‘Air travelers worldwide will double by 2035’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 7, 2019

The number of air travelers worldwide will be doubled by 2035 to 8 billion passengers. So, where is the ‘flygskam’? But at the same time, the opposition against the noise, pollution and the nuisance, in general, will increase. According to […]

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Is nuclear power still necessary in Belgium after 2025?

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 7, 2019

Belgian Engie’s daughter, Electrabel, has a new president: Johnny Thijs. The ex-CEO of Bpost has immediately drawn the attention. In an interview with the newspaper, De Standaard, he says he will be pleading to keep three of the seven nuclear […]

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Growing payment delays at Belgian automotive suppliers

Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 4, 2019

The number of payment delays in the Belgian car industry has increased since the end of last year and this trend is expected to continue. That is what Atradius’ credit insurance research showed on Thursday, October 4th. One of the […]

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Belgian artist wishes to create world’s most beautiful car

Félix Bouland Posted On October 4, 2019

Fred Krugger, a Belgian mechanic and artist, spent 2,5 years crafting a single-seater retro-futuristic car. He hopes it will become the world’s most beautiful car. Backed by two Liège entrepreneurs, the Krugger FD will be officially revealed at the Zoute […]

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Carmakers struggle with tough CO2 rules

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 3, 2019

The stringent CO2 emission regulations of the EU are pending above all manufacturer’s heads like a Sword of Damocles. None of them wants to pay the immense fines that have been decreed, but how they want to avoid it differs. […]

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Opel Rüsselsheim: 2.600 employees ‘partially unemployed’

Félix Bouland Posted On October 2, 2019

Due to the Zafira going out of production and the low sales of the Insignia, Opel’s Rüsselsheim plant is in overcapacity. Therefore, some 2.600 workers will be put under ‘partial unemployment’. That staff reduction should only be temporary as long […]

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Driving the Peugeot e-208, an EV ready to convince

Tony Verhelle Posted On October 2, 2019

Together with the ICE versions of the new 208, Peugeot launches immediately a pure electric version. In regular use, the e-208 tries not to differ too much from its ‘normal’ brothers, even not in cost. Peugeot wants its clients to […]

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Canadians confirm Tesla’s ‘million-mile battery’ might come true

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On October 1, 2019

A group of researchers at the Canadian Dalhousie University have published a paper about a new type of lithium-ion car battery. Managing 4.000 charge cycles, they should allow a vehicle to rack up 1 million miles while only losing 10% […]

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