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December 12, 2019

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Dutch already have more than 50.000 charging stations

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 12, 2019

The number of charging stations for electric cars in The Netherlands has exceeded 50.000 in the last month. The past year the number of charging points increased at a remarkable pace of 1.200 per month, or far more than last […]

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Flemish climate plan expects people driving 7,6 billion km less

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On December 11, 2019

The new Flemish climate plan wants Flemish people to drive 7,6 billion kilometers less by car by 2030. It does, however, not mention concrete measures on how to do this. While previously a 12% decrease in car traffic was expected, […]

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Cowboy collects 1,4 million euros in 12 minutes

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 11, 2019

Cowboy, the start-up with the smart electric bicycles, has succeeded in collecting 1,2 million British pounds or 1,4 million euros in twelve minutes on the first day of its crowdfunding campaign. Last week, the start-up had announced to organize this […]

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First bio CNG filling station in Belgium

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On December 11, 2019

Total has inaugurated the first Belgian bio CNG filling station for the general public in Brussels. The location of the bio CNG filling station at the Werkhuizenkaai was chosen to meet the demand of the Brussels distribution system operator Sibelga. […]

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‘Green Deal’ wants Europe to be climate-neutral in 2050

Tony Verhelle Posted On December 11, 2019

Today, Ursula von der Leyen and Frans Timmermans, President and Vice-President of the European Commission, will present their ‘Green Deal’. Some policies and propositions have already leaked, we give a short overview of what is already known. “The Green Deal […]

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Amsterdam: banning mopeds from bicycle paths made accidents decrease

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 11, 2019

Transfering the moped from the bicycle path to the road has significantly improved traffic safety and traffic flow in Amsterdam. That is what the city concludes after the first evaluation of the new regulation that was introduced on April 8th […]

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Planned 100 kph limit on Brussels ring rather symbolic

Tony Verhelle Posted On December 10, 2019

One of the 350 measures included in the Flemish Climate Plan is a reduction of the maximum allowed speed on the Brussels ring road to 100 kph. The Climate Plan argues that this is good for the environment, safety, and […]

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Bpost sells CityDepot

Luc Joris Posted On December 10, 2019

Belgian public post company, Bpost, sells distribution company CityDepot to BD myShopi, known as a distributor of advertising leaflets. The companies involved announced this on Monday. Bpost is divesting the company it acquired in 2015, due to its strategy of […]

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De Lijn places record order with bus builder VDL

Luc Joris Posted On December 10, 2019

De Lijn, orders 200 ‘green buses’ from bus builder VDL in Roeselare. The order involves an investment of 92 million euros. Both in terms of the number of buses and the price is a record order, according to the Flemish […]

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Belgian commuters hardly combine means of transport

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 10, 2019

Hardly any Belgian commuters combine several means of transport to go to their work. Only 2% of all trips are made with a combination of more than one transport mode. That is the remarkable conclusion of a study by the […]

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In Uber or taxi, women are still insecure

Luc Joris Posted On December 9, 2019

Under the #UberCestOver hashtag, created in response to the testimony of a Strasbourg student, many women in France and Belgium report harassment, sexual assault, and even rape by Uber drivers. The platform just made its mea culpa, but inappropriate attitudes […]

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Antwerp inaugurates new ‘historical’ tram line in city center

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 9, 2019

Good news for Antwerp commuters: after more than fifty years there’s a new streetcar line to the north of Antwerp. The new connection was inaugurated officially on Saturday. New connection “It has taken some doing,” said Roger Kesteloot, general director […]

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Why speed pedelecs cause frustration in other cyclists

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 9, 2019

The fast electric bicycle, the speed pedelec, is under fire. Some talk about ‘the new cycling terrorist’; others call them ‘the BMW of the bicycle path’. But why does this fast e-bike arouse so much irritation? Because the speed of […]

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Extinction Rebellion wrecks 3.600 free-floating e-scooters

Félix Bouland Posted On December 6, 2019

As part of the pension overhauls protests in France, activist group Extinction Rebellion (XR) has put a total of 3.600 free-floating e-scooters out of service by scratching or covering their QR code. The group qualifies the free-floating devices as climate […]

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ALD gets into corporate car fleet sharing

Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On December 6, 2019

ALD Automotive launches corporate car sharing in France, Spain, and The Netherlands. This flexible mobility solution should make it possible to set up fleets more efficiently and sustainably. The cars in the ALD Car sharing fleet can be used by […]

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Flanders moves at snail’s pace in bicycle infrastructure

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 6, 2019

Half of all bicycle paths still don’t meet the standard the government imposes itself. According to regular countings, the number of cyclists is increasing exponentially. More than one out of ten employees already use the bike for commuting, which is […]

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Brussels Motor Show promotes all kinds of mobility

Tony Verhelle Posted On December 6, 2019

Cars and motorcycles are still the core business of the coming Brussels Motor Show (10 to 19 January 2020 at Brussels Expo), but the organizers are increasing the attention for other mobility solutions. At the same time, protesters of an […]

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ANWB: ‘Electric car to break through in Dutch private market in 2020’

Joris Van Roy Posted On December 5, 2019

Next year will be marked by the breakthrough of the electric car in the private market in the Netherlands. Cheaper models and premiums will also push the lower-income class to consider an EV as its next car, the Dutch mobility […]

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Flanders: ‘more than 80% of speed cameras are operational’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 5, 2019

Today, slightly more than 80% of the almost 1.400 speed cameras along the Flemish regional roads are operational. In May 2018, it was still 84%. The original goal was to have 85% of them operational by the end of 2018 […]

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Rinspeed shows ‘MetroSnap’ at CES

Tony Verhelle Posted On December 4, 2019

Rinspeed, the Swiss engineering company, founded by Frank Rinderknecht, will be showing a smart modular concept, ‘MetroSnap’, at the 2020 Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. The company demonstrated the ‘Snap’ and the ‘microSNAP’ already at the CES […]

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35 extra charging points in Brussels by end 2019

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 4, 2019

Today, 17 of the 100 electric charging stations of the PitPoint network in the Brussels Region are operational. By the end of the winter, there will be 35 more, and by the end of next year, also the rest should […]

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Audi Ingolstadt lures employees onto train with own station

Joris Van Roy Posted On December 3, 2019

German carmaker Audi tries to lure part of its 44.000 employees at the main factory in Ingolstadt out of their car and on to the train with its ‘own’ train station. The 15,4 million euros for ‘Ingolstadt Audi Bahnhof’ that […]

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Dutchman rides 72% more kilometers on e-bike

Luc Joris Posted On December 3, 2019

The Dutch are increasingly using electric bicycles. In 2013, a total of 1,5 billion kilometers were driven on an e-bike; in 2017, it was 2,2 billion kilometers. In those four years, the number of e-bike journeys increased by 72%. This […]

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Flanders: ‘fiscal deduction only for electric company cars’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 3, 2019

Flemish Minister of the Environment and Mobility, Zuhal Demir (N-VA), is asking her federal colleague, Marie-Christine Marghem (MR), to take action for a faster switch to electric company cars. The action is necessary if Flanders wants to meet its climate […]

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Is the electric company car switch feasible?

Félix Bouland Posted On December 2, 2019

With the proposition of the Federal Informant Paul Magnette (PS) in mind, can an employee switch to an electric company car for the same budget? In addition to the question of budget, will employees be ready to make the change […]

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Villo! launches 1.800 e-bikes with personal battery in Brussels

Luc Joris Posted On December 2, 2019

Distributor JCDecaux has installed 1.800 electric hybrid bicycles in Brussels on Sunday. It is striking that the eVillo, the electric version of the city bikes of Villo!, can only be used with a personal portable battery that has to be […]

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Police uses saliva test to detect sleepiness

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 2, 2019

Driving when sleepy is dangerous. That is why the police will check on sleepiness using a saliva test. Drivers are free to take the test. ‘Unexpected killer’ “Sleepiness is an unexpected killer,” says Werner De Dobbeleer of the Flemish Foundation […]

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‘Family cars’ of the year 2020 awarded

Tony Verhelle Posted On November 29, 2019

Mobility club VAB has organized the 44th election of ‘Family Car of the Year’ in Belgium. As usual, there were three categories. In total, 24 cars were participating, 15 gasoline cars, four hybrids, and five full-electric vehicles. The jury consisted […]

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Car rental companies facing digital competition

Félix Bouland Posted On November 29, 2019

Well-established car rental companies are facing competition from new entirely digital services, all while trying to make their mark in the car-sharing service. Avis’ Zipcar and Europcar’s Ubeeqo wish to get hold of the market by using their parent companies’ […]

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‘Alarmism is no solution for climate issue’

Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On November 29, 2019

Following the almost 2.000 cities worldwide, the European Parliament has proclaimed “a state of emergency related to the climate and the environment” on Thursday. Just a few days before the beginning of the climate conference in Madrid, the European members […]

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Paradigm shift: real estate parking spaces remain unsold

Luc Joris Posted On November 28, 2019

Under pressure from local parking standards, real estate developers are building car parks that no one is waiting for. In the meantime, apartment prices are rising and car ownership is being stimulated. Flemish newspaper De Standaard contacted eight project developers. […]

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