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The Flemish majority parties (N-VA, Open Vld, CD&V) seem to be opening the door to road pricing for passenger cars again. In any case, they think that the debate should be held. This appears from a question in the Flemish […]
The European Commission has approved Belgium’s € 5,9 billion post-Covid recovery plan. It also pointed out the ambitious renewable aspect of the plan, allocating 50% of the resources to climate objectives while Europe only planned for 37%. A total of […]
Research and consultancy company Ernst & Young thinks that the electric car will already dominate the worldwide car markets in 2033. This is 5 years earlier than previously expected. The EY researchers foresee that in the world’s biggest car markets, […]
The Dutch metrology institute NMI sounds the alarm bell on the accuracy of the energy supplied by fast chargers for electric cars. Consumers and the NMI are noticing a difference between the kWh charged when refueling and the number of […]
Flemish Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has launched a new approach to tackle unsafe traffic situations. MIA – Mobiliteit Innovatief Aanpakken – was presented on Monday in Hasselt. With the MIA approach, the new and innovative way to […]
The Mobility Committee in the Walloon Parliament has given the go-ahead for a decree framework for e-scooters in the free fleet. This means that the e-scooter does not have to be returned to a fixed place but can be left […]
In the Oostakker district of Ghent, activists closed a bus stop with a black cloud on Monday in protest against the new transport plans of Flemish public transport company De Lijn. According to the activists, the Flemish government and De […]
The Brussels Court of First Instance has condemned Thursday the Belgian authorities for negligence in their climate policy. It reckons that Belgian environment policy violates the legal duty of care and human right. The non-profit organization Klimaatzaak (Climate Case) went […]
The Walloon government has allocated an envelope of 145 million euros to its public transport service TEC. Part of this budget will go to fleet upgrades, with 235 new buses to be purchased this year, including 179 hybrid ones. Other […]
According to Transport & Environment (T&E), Volvo and Volkswagen are the only major carmakers ready to switch to electric in line with Europe’s net-zero climate target. The non-profit organization’s ranking of the readiness of ten major OEMs in Europe to […]
The Mayor of Paris has just announced new parking rates. Not only will cars pay more, but motorized two-wheelers will also have to pay (heavily) for a parking space from 2022 onward. Only electrically powered vehicles will be spared. With […]
After Renault, on Tuesday, Volkswagen and Stellantis have also been put under investigation by the French office for the repression of fraud (DGCCRF). The investigation has the same subject: “fraud of merchandise that could endanger the health of men or […]
The emission fraud scandal dieselgate isn’t gone yet. On Tuesday, the French manufacturer Renault has been put under investigation in its home country. Meanwhile, the former boss of the VW Group, initiator of the scandal, has been paying €11 million […]
A mobility expert from the Brussels University VUB pleads for zones in the cities where no SUVs are allowed. The reactions to the proposal are very mitigated. Most of them consider it unfeasible. Mobility expert Eva Van Eeno (VUB) thinks […]
The construction of the Belgian Regional train (RER/DEM), originally planned to be completed by 2002, is still ongoing. The three lines connecting Brussels to Ghent, Halle, and Leuven are operational, but the two in Wallonia won’t be finished before 2026 […]
Before the European Transport Ministers’ reunion in Kirchberg, Belgian Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) and his Luxembourg counterpart François Bausch (Les Verts) have announced progress on the Brussels-Luxembourg rail connection. Both have written to Europe to ask for a € […]
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Germany has “systematically and persistently” exceeded the air pollution limit for nitrogen dioxide, a gas pollutant mainly produced by diesel engines, in cities like Berlin, Munich, and Hamburg between 2010 and 2016. […]
Brussels’ shared bicycles Villo! is set to launch a new award system on its app to reward virtuous behaviors such as reporting breakdowns or taking bikes from full stations and bringing them to empty ones. These awarded points should allow […]
Charging electric vehicles will be a major challenge in the coming years as fiscal policy measures in particular will increase the sales and thus the use of 100% electric vehicles. Intelligent use of the limited charging infrastructure, but above all […]
In Flanders last year, the police recorded 7 539 offenses against the law on driving under the influence of drugs. That is an increase of 8% compared to 2019 (6 983 offenses) according to figures from the federal police. In […]
With MIA (Mobility Innovative Approach), there will be no-regulation zones all over Flanders. For example, problematic intersections, roundabouts, and approach and exit roads can be tackled more quickly. This is a three-year experiment in which the Flemish government wants to […]
Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to test, via pilot projects, how bicycles can be more easily used for goods transport. She has drawn up a regulatory framework for this. “Certainly, in an urban context, transport by […]
After the decision of a Dutch court that oil company Shell has to reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% in 2030 (compared to 2019), the fossil fuel companies feel threatened from all sides. Where political decision-makers are failing, justice is […]
Gathered at the Athus Container Terminal (TCA), European Commissioner in charge of Transports, Adina Vãlean, and Belgian Mobility Minister, Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo), have reiterated their common ambition to make rail freight grow. The objective is to increase volume by 50% […]
Uber drivers and other ride-hailing professionals are gathering in Brussels today to protest their smartphone ban. Associations are baffled that the government neglects and represses the use of modern technologies, which are inherent to the work of Uber drivers. Protestors […]
Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB wants to introduce a system of direct trains with reservations to and from the coast during the summer holidays. Those ‘Coast-Express’ trains will be in addition to the usual offer. In the first weekend of June, […]
Beliris, a cooperation agreement between the federal and Brussels-Capital Region, has a budget of 845 million euros ready for the capital for the period between 2020 and 2022. More than a third of this will be invested in mobility, amounting […]
The EU members are hesitating to go all the way with Frans Timmermans’ new climate plan, the EU Green Deal. The exact repartition of the climate efforts and the fear for their social impact play an important role. Member States […]
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted a regulation requiring that rideshare companies begin electrification of their California fleets starting in 2023. This is another step towards meeting the state’s 2030 climate goal of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 40 […]
The recent decision in Belgium about the electrification of company cars has emphasized the problem of infrastructure. Charging infrastructure is a regional matter. The Flemish Minister of domestic governance, Bart Somers (Open VLD), has launched a facilitating plan, but not […]
There seems to be no end to the story of the delay of the e-buses in Flanders of public transport company De Lijn. Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) reported on Thursday in the Flemish Parliament that the dossier was […]
Mobile average speed checks would be an efficient solution to improve traffic safety on highways, but they have to work, of course. Unfortunately, this is not the case with the mobile average speed checks Flanders wants to use. Apparently, they’re […]
The Belgian Parliament has approved a bill to impose higher fines for people driving up a grade crossing when traffic is obstructed Thursday evening. Fines can amount to between 160 and 2 000 euros. Driving up a grade crossing when […]
Former Renault and Alliance boss Carlos Ghosn has to refund € 5 million to the Alliance (Renault/Nissan/Mitsubishi) he was leading until the end of 2018. As the Alliance has its registered office in Amsterdam, the ruling comes from a Dutch […]
In a case of anti-trust rules, BMW (together with Daimler en VW) had been charged by the EU commission. However, the company now has good hopes that the allegations are far less serious and that the eventual fine will shrink […]
