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Europcar refuses Volkswagen’s € 2,2 billion buyback offer
Félix Bouland Posted On June 24, 2021


After selling its shares to investment company Eurazeo back in 2006, the Volkswagen Group is regaining interest in car rental specialist Europcar. However, after receiving an offer from the German group valuing the company at € 2,2 billion, Europecar refused […]


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Brussels: Bicycle use continues to increase and diversify
Luc Joris Posted On June 24, 2021


While the average number of cyclists in Brussels increase by 64% in 2020, two-wheeled journeys varied widely with the health measures. That’s the conclusion of the observation of cycling trends in 2020 by the non-profit organization Pro Vélo at the […]


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EV push quicker than expected
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 24, 2021


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, […]


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BMW CEO: “We will not go on a business contraction course”
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 23, 2021


Oliver Zipse, CEO of the BMW Group, is defending his strategy to sell only half of its cars with all-electric drive in 2030. Compared to what competitors (like Audi) are putting forward, BMW’s strategy has been categorized as ‘unambitious”. In […]


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Ikea Belgium launches home battery solution
Félix Bouland Posted On June 23, 2021


In partnership with Swedish Svea Solar, Ikea Belgium is growing its portfolio of green electricity solutions. After already offering solar panels for sale since 2017, the catalog now counts home batteries. Thanks to their modular conception, these batteries can range […]


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Porsche partners with Customcells to produce battery cells (Update)
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 23, 2021


Porsche and Customcells have now completed the previously announced formation of their joint venture to produce high-performance battery cells. The JV, Cellforce Group GmbH, will be based in Tübingen, Germany. Meanwhile, it will also buy new battery cells from Varta. […]


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New Peugeot 308 SW also in two PHEV variants
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 22, 2021


After the new Peugeot 308 hatchback announcement, the French car manufacturer is now giving more details of its break or ‘station wagon’ version 308 SW. If there is one car segment still holding strong against the never-ending SUV popularity rage, […]


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MG presents new electric flagship Marvel R
Gert Verhoeven Posted On June 22, 2021


MG is increasingly positioning itself as an affordable alternative in the growing electric vehicle market. The British brand with a Chinese back office is addressing – as in the past – a broad public by offering affordable vehicles. EV only […]


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Wallonia takes step toward legal framework for e-scooters
Luc Joris Posted On June 22, 2021


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 […]


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Preordering opened for French H2-powered Hopium Machina
Joris Van Roy Posted On June 22, 2021


Last week, French racing driver Oliver Lombard presented at the Viva Technology event in Paris the official ‘Alpha 0’ prototype of his dream car he’s going to build, the hydrogen-powered Hopium Māchina. At the same time, preordering is opened for […]


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Volvo Car Group and Northvolt to join forces
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 21, 2021


Volvo Car Group intends to establish a joint venture with leading Swedish battery company Northvolt to develop and produce more sustainable batteries tailored to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars. As a first step for […]


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Enora inaugurates Belgium’s largest CNG gas station in Leuze
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On June 21, 2021


Last Friday, Walloon renewable energy provider Enora, transport company Fockedey, and vehicle manufacturer Iveco inaugurated Belgium’s largest gas station in the industrial park Leuze Europe in Leuze-en-Hainaut. Ten trucks can refuel simultaneously in the new CNG gas station. Compressed Natural […]


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Geely’s EV platform will have five versions
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 21, 2021


Details on the scope of Geely’s SEA (Sustainable Experience Architecture) electric platform have come to light. According to a media report, there will be five versions of the electric platform for all relevant vehicle classes, and these will always have […]


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Mobilize (Renault) presents future projects
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 18, 2021


Mobilize, Renault’s new mobility brand, has just presented its upcoming projects for the next few years. With Duo, Bento, and Hippo, the business unit is presenting, among other things, three fully electric shared mobility vehicles for transporting people and goods. […]


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Guides du Routard: ‘bicycle touring in France to explode this summer’
Félix Bouland Posted On June 18, 2021


The pandemic and the growing interest in electric bicycles should lead to the growth of bike tourism – or bicycle touring – this summer in France. The lack of foreign tourists should be compensated by the French people’s need for […]


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Dutch VDL Nedcar to build American Canoo Lifestyle EV
Joris Van Roy Posted On June 18, 2021


Dutch contract car manufacturer VDL Nedcar, currently BMW’s purveyor in the Netherlands for building MINIs and the X1, will assemble the Lifestyle EV of Californian start-up Canoo for Europe and the US starting in 2022. The Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle is […]


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Mazda reveals (EV) strategy up to 2030
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 18, 2021


Mazda has revealed its new technology and product strategy up to the year 2030. Between 2022 and 2025, the Japanese automaker plans three purely electric models, five plug-in hybrids, and five hybrid models with Toyota technology, based on the ‘Skyactiv […]


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SsangYong’s first EV to be launched in autumn
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 17, 2021


The small South Korean car manufacturer SsangYong Motors, specialized in SUVs, has started series production of its first electric model, the Korando e-Motion. Export is the priority: the first vehicles are to be delivered to Europe in August this year. […]


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Bolt comes to Brussels with 1 100 e-scooters
Luc Joris Posted On June 17, 2021


The Estonian micro-mobility company Bolt is launching a fleet of 1 100 shared e-scooters in the 19 municipalities of the Brussels Region. The company announced this on Thursday in a press release. In the coming weeks and months, Bolt wants […]


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Kia offers Uber drivers discounts on EVs
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 16, 2021


Uber and Kia Europe have announced a new deal that will give Uber drivers discounted rates on Kia electric cars, including the e-Niro and e-Soul. This follows similar partnerships with Nissan and Hyundai, designed to make it easier for Uber […]


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T&E: Only Volvo and VW on time in electrification journey
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 16, 2021


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 […]


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BMW starts hydrogen X5 testing
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 16, 2021


The BMW Group is beginning to test near-standard vehicles with a hydrogen fuel cell drive train on everyday European roads. Prototypes of the BMW i Hydrogen NEXT will examine how effectively the CO2-free drive train, model-specific chassis technology, and vehicle […]


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Jaguar Land Rover develops FCEV Defender
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 16, 2021


The British/Indian manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is developing a fuel cell-powered prototype of the recent Land Rover Defender, which starts testing in the UK later this year. The H2 off-road vehicle is created as part of Jaguar Land Rover’s […]


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Mercedes-Benz eActros world premiere on June 30th
Joris Van Roy Posted On June 16, 2021


After two years of intensive testing, Mercedes-Benz Trucks says it’s ready to launch its first serial produced battery-electric truck, the eActros, in a world premiere on June 30th. Actual production will start in the second half of this year at […]


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First glimp of electric Maserati GranTurismo
Gert Verhoeven Posted On June 15, 2021


It has been clear for some time that Maserati is working on an electric range. Today, the Italian sports car manufacturer shows some (spy) images of an electric GranTurismo for the first time. The arrival of an electric drive at […]


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NIO’s ES8 electric SUV officially approved for import in EU
Joris Van Roy Posted On June 15, 2021


Chinese electric carmaker NIO announced it has obtained the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (EWVTA) for its flagship electric SUV, the NIO ES8, in its adapted EU version. NIO will start importing the car in Norway in September. In 2022, […]


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Audi Brussels to produce Q8 e-tron
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 15, 2021


There’s a big chance that the new, big electric SUV from Audi,  the Q8 e-tron, will succeed to the current e-tron built at Audi Brussels. The Q8 e-tron will then be the successor to the current e-tron, Audi’s first BEV, […]


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New Lexus NX is HEV and PHEV
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 14, 2021


The new Lexus NX compact SUV will now also be offered as a plug-in hybrid, a first for the brand. Until now, the only electrified version has been a full hybrid. This will change with the second generation of this […]


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Volvo gives Brussels Motor Show the cold-shoulder (update)
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 14, 2021


The Swedish car manufacturer Volvo, part of the Chinese Geely Group, will not be present at the 2022 Brussels Motor Show (BMS). Volvo was one of the pioneers in giving motor shows the cold-shoulder. Meanwhile, Febiac CEO Andreas Cremer has […]


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New Volkswagen Multivan PHEV is nothing like before
Piet Andries Posted On June 11, 2021


It has bolder looks, is partly electric, and with the designation, ‘new’ Volkswagen means its Multivan is radically new. The people’s van no longer sits on the underpinnings of the utilitarian Transporter, which will in the future be based on […]


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Lexus’ electric LF Z concept to hit the market by summer 2022
Gert Verhoeven Posted On June 10, 2021


Lexus showed in March the electric LF Z, a purely electric concept car that combines bodywork with a coupe shape, crossover elements but especially four side doors. Now parent company Toyota announced that it would bring the concept to an […]


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Brussels trams more accessible for wheelchair users thanks to rubber edge
Luc Joris Posted On June 10, 2021


The Brussels public transport company MIVB/STIB has, together with the Accessibility Collective Wallonia Brussels (CAWaB), developed a new solution to help people with reduced mobility to get on and off trams easily. It involves installing a rubber border on the […]


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ElectriCity: Renault groups EV manufacturing in Northern France
Félix Bouland Posted On June 9, 2021


French car manufacturer Renault Group has created a new entity by grouping together its three Northern France sites of Douai, Maubeuge, and Ruitz. ElectriCity, as the group is called, will concentrate on manufacturing new electric cars, such as the future […]


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First glimpse at the next generation electric Astra
Gert Verhoeven Posted On June 9, 2021


Today, Opel unveils the first images of the next-generation Astra. As the manufacturer announced about two years ago, this Astra will also be electric. Furthermore, Opel uses the futuristic design language of the Vizor with the illuminated Opel-Blitz emblem. In […]


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What about no-SUV zones?
Tony Verhelle Posted On June 8, 2021


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 […]


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