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Green NCAP, European consortium testing and judging cars’ impact on the environment, salutes the numerous evolutions adopted on the latest generation of diesel engines. Most of the tests show very good results. For Test-Achat/Test-Aankoop (TA), the lashed-out fuel still merits […]
American electric carmaker, Tesla, has started production of its Model 3 in its brand new Gigafactory in Shanghai in as little as 168 days, which is extraordinary fast even for Chinese standards. But the timing could be better, as the […]
On Thursday, Volkswagen presented the eighth generation of its Golf, the most successful model in its history. With all hopes put on the fully electric I.D. 3, the Golf’s success isn’t vital to the company’s future anymore, but it remains […]
The 2019 Tokyo Motor Show just opened its doors. Under the motto ‘Open Future’, the Japanese car industry is trying to look forward, both cautious and hopeful. Due to the venue of the 2020 Olympics, the motor show had to […]
During the launch of its new Jazz, Japanese carmaker Honda has announced that all of its European models will be electrified by 2022. However, none of them are planned to be built in the EU. During its launch event in […]
Accounting for half of France’s car sales, companies’ fleets will play a vital role in the market’s future CO2 reduction. With the EU’s 95 grams/km limit lurking ever closer, carmakers are widening their EV van offer to switch that important […]
The Limburg energy company, Azteq, has commissioned an installation in the port of Antwerp that uses solar mirrors to produce heat to heat storage tanks. It’s the first time this technology has been used in Europe. According to start-up Azteq, […]
German Automotive Supplier, Continental, will split its activities to face difficult times. The company has abandoned the plan for a partial IPO of its powertrain division (Vitesco Technologies), preferring a full spin-off that should be approved in 2020. The automotive […]
The air quality in Flanders has improved the last ten years because the emission level is lower. According to a report of the Flemish environmental organization (Vlaamse MilieuMaatschappij), the emissions of particles decreased by one-quarter compared to 2000, and the […]
The Portuguese bus builder, Caetanobus, launches its first hydrogen-powered bus, the H2.City Gold. It uses a Toyota hydrogen fuel cell, the same as the one found in the Toyota Mirai. This is the first concrete step in a partnership between […]
Despite climate awareness and traffic jams, there are more cars in Flanders than ever before. Last year, another 27.500 vehicles were added. Today almost 3,6 million cars are registered. These new cars are even more polluting because we buy larger […]
The Belgian bus manufacturer, Van Hool, unveils its first battery-powered electric coach. The CX45E, dedicated to the US market, has an action radius of more than 300 kilometers thanks to an E2 battery-pack provided by American specialist, Proterra. The fully […]
American carmaker, Ford, is teaming up with Volkswagen US’s daughter, Electrify America (EA), and Amazon to roll out a network of 12.000 EV chargers along major highways and cities in 45 states. It will be America’s largest charging network with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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,” […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The French automotive group, Renault, gathers all its mobility activities under one roof with its new subsidiary, Renault Mobility As an Industry (Renault M.A.I.). The aim is to use the brand’s expertise in the mobility sector to make an industry […]
“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. […]
With the help of Engie, Umicore has installed a ‘second life’ energy buffer battery at its site in Olen (Belgium). The buffer uses 48 electric car batteries that came from Renault Kangoo vans from the French postal service. It is […]
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. […]
Three weeks before the deadline, the Nissan board has designated a new CEO. Makoto Uchida will be aided in his new role by two new COOs, Ashwani Gupta and Jun Seki. Meanwhile, the search to replace Thierry Bolloré at the […]
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 […]
