July 15, 2022
Despite Flemish Minister of Energy Zuhal Demir’s call to postpone the closure until spring, the nuclear power plants of Doel 3 is closing enThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2022
After the F-150 Lightning, Ford’s first fully electric pickup, North America’s number two car manufacturer is also planning electric variantThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2022
Volkswagen adapted its software to limit the consequences of the so-called dieselgate scandal. The problem is now that the new software is aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2022
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday that Belgian battery material giant Umicore will build a new battery materialsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 15, 2022
The sales of new cars in Belgium and Luxembourg decreased by almost 16% in the first half of 2022 compared to 2021. June showed virtually thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2022
A new report, titled ‘Renewable Power Generation Costs 2021’, published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), shows that almThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 14, 2022
The world’s largest car industry supplier, the German Bosch Group, has announced it will invest €3 billion in semiconductors between now aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2022
In a few years, the largest green hydrogen plant in Europe may be built in the port area of Amsterdam. Together with the Port of Amsterdam, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 13, 2022
Speed pedelec manufacturer Stromer launches a new top model and an interesting leasing scheme. The relentless activity of the Swiss e-bike mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 12, 2022
The Belgian materials technology and recycling group Umicore is investing in a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell catalyst production This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 11, 2022
Car branch organizations RAI and Bovag have reported that one car out of five sold in the first six months in the Netherlands was a fully elThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 11, 2022
Volvo Cars is the second manufacturer in a few months to announce it will no longer be a member of the European car manufacturers associatioThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2022
In the first six months of 2022, BMW Group sold 1 160 443 vehicles, 13,3% less than the same period in 2021 (when a record number was registThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2022
Six years after Tesla completed its first Gigafactory, Volkswagen has begun building its own in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony. The construction sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2022
The Itzehoe-based German manufacturer ElectricBrands presented a camper van based on its electric light vehicle XBUS. There is also news aboThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 08, 2022
DATS 24, Colruyt Group’s energy and fuel supplier, is opening its third H2 filling station at the Researchpark in Haasrode (near Louvain). WThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2022
At its second Power Day event, Chinese EV start-up Nio announced it wants to start with the roll-out of a fast-charging network capable of 5This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2022
Shell, the global group of energy and petrochemical companies, will build Europe’s largest green hydrogen plant in Rotterdam. Holland HydrogThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2022
With a market share of 18% or 1 744 520 newly registered cars in Europe, the ‘electrically chargeable’ car uptake has multiplied tenfold in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 07, 2022
Chinese car manufacturer BYD is tackling the following countries after Norway with its aim to conquer Europe: the Benelux. In the NetherlandThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2022
Renault is preparing its Cléon engine plant (near Rouen, north-west of France) for the electric era. When one enters the plant, you’re welcThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 06, 2022
The multi-brand seller Dex (West-Flanders) is expanding its business into the north of France. In a time when car distribution is under presThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2022
Jaguar seems to be planning three electric SUV crossover models in the course of transforming into an all-electric brand by 2025, local mediThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2022
Italian manufacturer of performance motorbikes Ducati took the cover of its first all-electric prototype. The V21L will be competing in the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 05, 2022
Was Ford saying it would only introduce electrified vehicles on the European market from now on? Yes, but no. Ford just announced that it woThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 04, 2022
The first production models of the new 7 Series have now rolled off the production lines at the BMW plant in Dingolfing, including the all-eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2022
Volvo Cars announced today it will establish a third manufacturing plant in Europe. The new state-of-the-art plant in Kosice, Slovakia, willThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2022
Tesla’s share of the EV market is projected to collapse from 70% today to 11% in 2025. Bank of America analyst John Murphy announced the nThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2022
Mercedes-Benz is injecting an extra two billion euros to prepare its network of European production plants for the brand to go all-electric This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2022
The tumultuous take-over saga at SsangYong has resulted in chemical-to-steel group KG becoming the new owner. The company outbid underclothiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2022
Not everyone is suffering from the supply shortage and the effects of the war in Ukraine. Big energy companies like TotalEnergies or maritimThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
July 01, 2022
The ‘i’conic BMW i3 ends its production with just over 250 000 units produced in the eight and a half years of its existence. It has never bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2022
The Belgian gas net manager Fluxys and the Norwegian energy company Equinox are analyzing the feasibility of an undersea pipeline for the trThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2022
Audi has started building its first plant dedicated to EVs in the Chinese metropolis Changchun, one of the largest automotive regions in theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2022
Citroën is developing an additional model to be positioned between the existing C4 and the C5 X. The new model will be baptised C4 X and wiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2022
Norwegian battery-maker Freyr has received approval from its board to expand its plans for a Gigafactory in the country’s north. Called ArctThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2022
Citroën has recently communicated that their My Ami Beach Buggy, a limited edition of 50 units, sold out in just 17 minutes and 28 seconds.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 30, 2022
Carlos Tavares, CEO of Stellantis, says being worried about the soaring energy tariffs. Add to that the steeply rising prices for raw materiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2022
Rail freight company Lineas will fit more than 5 000 wagons with silent brake blocks with the support of the Belgian federal government. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 29, 2022
The organizer of the Brussels Motor Show, Febiac, has announced that the anniversary edition (100) will be memorable. From 13 to 22 January This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2022
Further details have emerged on the EV cars jointly developed by electronics giant Huawei, battery-maker CATL, and car manufacturer Avatr. BThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2022
Only a week after Audi proudly announced that it is the market leader in Belgium in terms of pure electric vehicles, the e-tron assembled inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 28, 2022
The Walloon government has reached an agreement on the new car taxation scheme that was already due for a certain time. Normally, the whole This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2022
Stellantis has invested €50 million in Vulcan Energy Resources. As such, it becomes the second-largest shareholder of the German-AustraliaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 27, 2022
More than 5 000 units of Toyota’s first fully electric model, the bZ4X, and Subaru’s sister model Solterra are being recalled because of a sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 24, 2022
Tesla’s most recent Gigafactories in Austin and Berlin are heavy cash burners because they don’t manufacture enough models. CEO of the eThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 24, 2022
The Belgian investment company Alcopa (owned by the Moorkens family) sells the remaining 40% of its shares in Astara Western Europe (formerlThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 24, 2022
On a trip from Stuttgart to Silverstone, the ‘most efficient Mercedes-Benz ever’ breaks its own efficiency record and drives 1 202 km on a sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 24, 2022
BMW has inaugurated its state-of-the-art new EV plant in Shenyang, China. Plant Lydia, as it is called, produces for BMW Brilliance AutomotiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 23, 2022
Belgian Umicore will invest half a billion euros in a new EV battery recycling plant in Europe, the biggest in the world. The location is yeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 23, 2022
In a second vote on the climate ambitions of the European Commission, assembled under the ‘Fit for 55’ umbrella, the European Parliament hasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 23, 2022
Ford Europe has chosen its Valencia plant in Spain as the preferred location for vehicle assembly, based on a next-generation electric vehicThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 22, 2022
The Russian car manufacturer, Avtovaz, entirely in Russian hands since Renault has left, has started production again and launched a (very) This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2022
Germany’s biggest union in the automotive industry, IG Metall, warns of social tensions and disquiet at Tesla’s only European factory in BerThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2022
Swedish truck builder Volvo Trucks has unveiled its first heavy-weight fuel cell electric truck with a range of more than 1 000 km and two 3This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2022
The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) commented on the latest EU plans, part of the ‘Fit for 55’ climate package. RegardThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 21, 2022
BMW Group has announced that it will also develop and produce the next generation of electric drives at its main engine plant in Steyr, UppeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 20, 2022
California-based electric start-up Faraday Future will be able to launch its debut FF 91 model without additional funding during the third qThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 20, 2022
The joint venture between Sony and Honda for electric cars and mobility services announced in March is becoming more concrete. It will be caThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
June 17, 2022
Last year, appointed CEO of Ferrari, Benedetto Vigna, unveiled his strategic plan for the world’s most profitable carmaker at a shareholdersThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
