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Audi pays 800 million euro fine in Germany
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 17, 2018


In the wake of ‘dieselgate’, VW daughter Audi has accepted to pay an 800 million euro fine inflicted by the German justice and has added that “it accepts its responsibility in the case”. The fine is the result of a […]


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Amsterdam to ban mopeds from (most) bicycle paths
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 16, 2018


For safety reasons, Amsterdam (the Netherlands) is planning to ban mopeds from the bicycle paths but not consistently. The situation will be judged street by street. Other cities in the Netherlands might follow. Earlier several cities in the Netherlands were […]


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Diesel fraud: police raid at German Opel sites
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 16, 2018


On Monday, German police has raided Opel sites in Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern in an alleged software fraud affair with Euro 6 diesels. The ‘watchdog’ of the German car industry, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), wants Opel to recall some 95.000 cars of the […]


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Transport companies file 1,2 billion euro claim with truck makers
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 16, 2018


European transport companies have filed a complaint against six truck manufacturers – DAF, Iveco, Daimler, MAN, Scania and Volvo/Renault – for the formation of a cartel in the period between 1997 and 2011. 1,2 billion euro The first claims were […]


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Diess: ‘CO2 restrictions threaten 100.000 jobs at VW’
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 12, 2018


Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group, has declared that the newly decided EU restrictions on CO2 emissions can endanger up to 100.000 jobs within the group. “A transformation at this speed is practically unmanageable, in 10 years one third […]


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Trade war forces BMW to invest 3,6 billion extra in China
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 12, 2018


Handicapped by the escalating trade war between the US and China, the German car manufacturer, BMW, has announced that it will invest an additional 3,6 billion euro in its local production in China. By doing so, BMW is the first […]


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EU deal on 35% CO2 reduction: different reactions
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 11, 2018


The EU compromise on 35% CO2 reduction in 2030, concluded by the European Environmental Ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday, raised a storm of reactions ranging from ‘too little and disappointing’ over ‘acceptable and feasible’ to ‘unrealistic and dangerous’. An overview. […]


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Electric getting cheaper than combustion engine?
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 11, 2018


According to a study published by the French consumer association, UFC, the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an electric car is lower than that of a petrol or diesel car if you keep it more than 4 years. The […]


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EU compromise on 35% CO2 reduction in 2030
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 10, 2018


The EU member countries have finally reached an agreement on the reduction of CO2 emissions for cars: in 2030 this reduction has to be 35%, a compromise between the Commission’s proposal (30%) and the aim of the European Parliament (40%). […]


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Court forces Berlin to ban diesel on major city axes
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 10, 2018


On Tuesday, the Berlin administrative court or Verwaltungsgericht has ordered city government to take measures to ban diesel cars (except Euro 6) from 11 major axes in the inner city from July 2019. A ‘slap in the face’ of Angela […]


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New fraud scandal in South-Korea threatens Audi
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 9, 2018


Car manufacturer Audi, part of the VW Group, is suspected of fraud in South-Korea, falsifying identification documents and chassis numbers to sell cars that aren’t complying with local environmental regulations. In the wake of the dieselgate inquiry, still going on […]


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French plug-in hybrids push government toward purchase bonus again
Félix Bouland Posted On October 9, 2018


Renault and PSA Group have finally joined the gang of plug-in hybrid vehicle producers. The first will concentrate on smaller cars while the second will only offer the technology on its biggest products. The French government is considering reinstalling the […]


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Acquittal for cruise ship captain in air pollution trial? (update)
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 9, 2018


In Marseille (France), starting on Monday, the captain of cruise ship Azura stands trial for the first time in history for air pollution. By deliberately stocking in cheap heavy fuel with high sulphur content a ship like Azura pollutes in […]


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Wallonia: more average speed cameras to come
Félix Bouland Posted On October 8, 2018


The Walloon government has decided to extend the number of speed cameras on the Region’s road by encouraging the installation of average speed zones. Brussels’ first average speed check zone on the Leopold III boulevard is now active. During a […]


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‘One police vehicle out of six exceeds LEZ standards’
Félix Bouland Posted On October 8, 2018


Florent Platteeuw from the SLFP/VSOA Police union points out that 550 Brussels police vehicles and 250 Antwerp police vehicles are too old, pollute too much and exceed the two cities’ low emission zone standards. Unlike for citizens, the 350 euro […]


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Is the power of the European car industry waning?
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 8, 2018


The European car industry reacts furiously to the 40% CO2 reduction targets voted in the European Parliament last week. “The vote proves that the power of the car sector is waning”, says Kathleen Van Brempt (sp.a), Belgian member of the […]


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Ryanair to make refund claims after strikes difficult
Félix Bouland Posted On October 4, 2018


Ireland-based airline, Ryanair, has changed its terms and conditions to make flight cancellation claims and refund more difficult after numerous strikes all around Europe. The airline now imposes to go through Irish courts. Consumer associations claim this practice to be […]


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EU renames fuels and changes labels at filling stations
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 4, 2018


From the 12th of October, fuels for vehicles will have other names: diesel becomes B7, petrol E5 (98 octane) or E10 (95 octane) all over the European Union. The reason is clear: travellers all over the union can immediately detect […]


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VAB: ‘Invest in public transport first, then think about road-pricing’
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 3, 2018


“If there is more and frequent public transport in Brussels, 21% of the car commuters will opt for an alternative. In combination with road-pricing, the score might rise to 37%”, a VAB study states. The Flemish government considers to introduce […]


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Premiums and hardware updates for old German diesel cars
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 2, 2018


After a long nightly debate on Monday, the German government coalition has reached an internal agreement on how to make German – and foreign – car makers pay for premiums and hardware updates for owners of older diesels in fourteen […]


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Greenpeace: ‘Walloon cities also suffering from air pollution’
Félix Bouland Posted On October 2, 2018


According to Greenpeace, Brussels and Flanders aren’t the only regions suffering from air pollution. It also greatly affects Wallonia. Air quality measurements show that Liège, Charleroi and Namur present the highest concentration of NO2 in Wallonia, above the EU standard. […]


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‘Condemned’ diesel car sales to stabilize at 30% in EU
Félix Bouland Posted On October 1, 2018


After the dieselgate scandal of 2015, sales of diesel-powered cars have dropped in the EU from 50% to 36%. Yet this fuel still powers more than three quarters of company cars because of its economical competitiveness. According to experts, the […]


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‘Refusing car insurance based on age is discrimination’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On October 1, 2018


Unia, the public institute for equal chances, has received several complaints lately about insurance companies, refusing people a car insurance because of their age. “This is unacceptable”, says Unia’s director, Els Keytsmans. “Refusing people based on their age is discrimination.” […]


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Musk settles with SEC: step aside and 20 million fine
Joris Van Roy Posted On October 1, 2018


Co-founder and CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, settled on Saturday with market watchdog SEC by accepting to set a step aside as chairman of the board for a period of three years and paying a 20 million dollar fine. Musk […]


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Market watchdog to push Elon Musk out of director’s chair
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 28, 2018


The American stock market watchdog, SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), has decided on Thursday to pursue Elon Musk before court for fraud after announcing his intentions to take Tesla private. They want him to be forbidden any longer to run […]


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Transition period for Brussels LEZ expired: fines possible
Luc Joris Posted On September 27, 2018


Motorists who do not comply with the low emission zone (LEZ) in the Brussels-Capital Region as of 1 October risk a fine of 350 euro. Cars with the most polluting diesel engines, without a Euro standard or Euro standard 1, […]


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Dieselgate: car makers might have to pay for hardware update
Gert Verhoeven Posted On September 26, 2018


German diesel owners are still uncertain whether they will be compensated by the manufacturer for the (financial) problems caused by dieselgate. Over the past few days, German politicians and car manufacturers have talked about finding a way to make the […]


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Car-Pass extended to foreign vehicles
Gert Verhoeven Posted On September 26, 2018


The Belgian government is tackling mileage fraud on second-hand vehicles imported into Belgium. Proposed late June, a bill was now introduced in early September in the Parliament to ensure that mileage information from foreign-registered vehicles is also transmitted in the […]


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Febiac: ‘NOx emissions will be more than halved by 2025’
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 26, 2018


Belgian car manufacturers and importers association Febiac are convinced nitrogen oxide emissions from cars will be halved by 2025 and believe an even bigger decrease is possible when the right decisions are made. “The largely improved technology in all cars, […]


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EU: ‘how stricter emission standards create 100.000 jobs’
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 26, 2018


Forcing stricter emission standards – a 45% reduction in CO2 by 2030 compared to 2021 – would create nearly 151.000 new jobs in car industry, while losing 59.000 on the traditional production lines. That’s what the EU Commission figured out. […]


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Netherlands to forbid use of smartphone while biking
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 26, 2018


The Netherlands have introduced a bill in Parliament to legally forbid the use of all kinds of electronic devices while driving any kind of vehicle, including a bicycle. The measure should make traffic safer. All kind of electronic devices It […]


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Oslo prepares for ‘war on cars’
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 25, 2018


Oslo, with its 675.000 inhabitants, is preparing for ‘a war on cars’ and ‘is seriously violating freedom’, critics in the Norwegian capital say, now city government is forcing the car – including the electric one – more and more out […]


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Thunder Power starts with Cloe city e-car in Gosselies
Félix Bouland Posted On September 24, 2018


After the first agreement fell apart, Wallonia informed on Friday that it will submit a new lower offer of 50 million euro to Hong Kong electric car manufacturer, Thunder Power, to start production in Gosselies. The plant should produce 30.000 […]


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USA puts pressure on Volkswagen to leave Iran
Félix Bouland Posted On September 21, 2018


Contrary to what the US ambassador in Germany, Richard Grenell, said to Bloomberg, Volkswagen isn’t leaving the Iran market. Since the unilateral decision of President Trump to impose sanctions on Iran, German companies and car manufacturers are under constant pressure […]


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Stef Proost: ‘Consumer has to pay the real price for his mobility’
Tony Verhelle Posted On September 21, 2018


Stef Proost, mobility expert and transport economist at the university of Louvain (KU Leuven) claims that the mobility consumer always has to pay the real price for his transport needs, whatever means of transport he uses. In his book ‘Slimmer […]


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