Brussels restriction on shared e-scooters suspended

April 26, 2024

The Council of State is blowing the Brussels government the whistle over its decision to limit the number of shared e-scooters, according toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Bolt launches PRM taxi service in Brussels

March 19, 2024

Bolt, an Estonian mobility company that offers ride-hailing, micro-mobility rental, and car-sharing services, among other things, expands itThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Danish car-sharing GreenMobility leaves Belgium

March 14, 2024

Car-sharing company GreenMobility is leaving Belgium and returning to its Danish home market. After previously exiting the Netherlands, GermThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volvo Cars introduces ‘Accident Ahead Alert’

February 29, 2024

Volvo Cars’ connected safety technology can now alert drivers of accidents ahead. You’re driving down a winding country road. It’s impThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Stellantis will supply up to 500,000 cars to Ayvens by 2026

February 27, 2024

Ayvens, the result of the merger between ALD Automotive and Leaseplan, has concluded a framework agreement with Stellantis to purchase up toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU car registrations: EV surge slows down

February 22, 2024

According to the data of the European Car Manufacturers Association ACEA, the EU new car market in January 2024 rebounded from the slowdown This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Car sharing becomes more accessible in Brussels

February 07, 2024

More than 30 organizations have signed the ‘Inclusive Car-sharing’ Green Deal in Brussels, a charter to expand car sharing as a sustainable This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Louvain welcomes e-car-sharing system BattMobility

January 30, 2024

Car sharing is increasingly popular in Louvain. In the last four years, the number of users has increased by 80%. However, Poppy discontinueThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

E-scooter operators Dott and TIER to merge

January 11, 2024

The German shared e-scooter operator TIER and the Dutch-French micro-mobility company Dott have signed a preliminary agreement to merge the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Cambio continues to boom rounding one million trips mark

January 04, 2024

Cambio, the car-sharing system, had another record year. Last year, the company took over 1 million rides for the first time. It also added This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Poppy and GreenMobility withdraw from Belgian regional cities

December 21, 2023

Shared mobility platforms Poppy and GreenMobility are withdrawing from several regional capitals. As of January 1st, 2024, the typical red PThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Stellantis brings American battery-swapping tech to Europe

December 08, 2023

Italo-French-US carmaker Stellantis embraces battery-swapping technology from Californian start-up Ample to equip a Free2Move car-sharing flThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

The future of the Alliance reassured

December 07, 2023

In a meeting on Wednesday at the Renault headquarters, the four Alliance leaders tried to reassure the outside world of their determination This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Blue-bike gets more expensive

December 05, 2023

Most rides on a Blue-bike, a bike-sharing project of which the Flemish public transport company De Lijn is the main shareholder, will becomeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Task force ‘autonomous transport’ launched in Flanders

October 09, 2023

Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) launched a ‘Flemish Task Force Autonomous Transport’, in view to coordinate and acceleratThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dutch car-sharing platforms join forces in coalition

October 05, 2023

Today, the Dutch Coalition of Car-sharing Providers (Coalitie van Deelauto-aanbieders, CvD), launches its collaboration. The five coalition This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Modal Shift Coalition pleads for sustainable mobility in Antwerp

September 25, 2023

Twenty-six Antwerp action groups have joined forces and launched an election memorandum on Friday about mobility in the province of Antwerp.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Rome follows Brussels and drastically reduces e-scooters

September 05, 2023

Rome has not gone as far as Paris, but instead of a total ban, the Eternal City, following the example of Brussels, is limiting the number oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ALD/LeasePlan Belgium and Moovee launch B2B car sharing

September 05, 2023

ALD Automotive/LeasePlan introduces B2B car sharing in Belgium with Moovee, specializing in shared mobility. This way, the European leader wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Xpeng and Didi go for base of Chinese EV market

August 29, 2023

Chinese electric car manufacturer Xpeng signed a strategic partnership with shared mobility provider Didi. The deal includes the developmentThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Four out of ten Dutch citizens against owning a car

August 14, 2023

More than four out of ten Dutch citizens think their country has to eliminate the idea that everyone has to own a car. Energy provider ZonneThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

California allows paid robotaxi rides in San Francisco 24/7

August 11, 2023

Robotaxi companies Waymo and Cruise can deploy paid taxi rides in San Francisco every day of the week, night and day. The California Public This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Bolt goes social in Brussels

August 01, 2023

Estonian mobility company Bolt wants to make Brussels more inclusive, so under the banner ‘Bolt for All,’ they want to make their e-scootersThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels shared cars victim of vandalism

June 23, 2023

According to three car-sharing platforms operating in Brussels, the number of attempted thefts by minors of their cars has reached alarming This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Bolt to offer an additional 400 shared bikes in Ghent

June 13, 2023

Bolt will be the third company to offer bike-sharing in Ghent. Four years ago, Donkey Republic started in the Artevelde City and has 500 citThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels Pentagon gets 250 drop zones for e-scooters

May 23, 2023

By early autumn, the City of Brussels will have set up 250 drop zones for e-scooters from sharing platforms in the Pentagon. So says BrusselThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Poppy bans speed merchants via facial recognition system

May 10, 2023

Poppy Mobility, D’Ieteren’s shared mobility service, has invested significantly in recent months. The company doubled its offer and now This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels to limit number of shared e-scooters to 8.000

May 05, 2023

Whether it is an effect of the recent ban in Paris is not immediately clear, but Brussels is drastically changing course about shared vehiclThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Poppy allows users to pay per minute or kilometer

May 02, 2023

Poppy Mobility, D’Ieteren’s shared mobility service, has decided to give its users a choice to pay per kilometer or minute. Until now, tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Parisians vote against use of shared e-scooters

April 03, 2023

As expected, Parisians voted overwhelmingly against using shared e-scooters in their capital: on Sunday, 89,03% were against in the citizensThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Poppy expands Antwerp fleet to 900 shared cars

April 03, 2023

D’Ieteren’s shared mobility service, Poppy Mobility, will double its fleet in Antwerp to meet growing demand. By the end of spring, 450 new This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France to ban e-scooter under 14 and fine sharply

March 30, 2023

The French government has finalized its national regulation plan for e-scooter users. As a result, the age to use an e-scooter goes from 12 This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Miles lands in Antwerp with fleet of 100 shared cars

March 21, 2023

German provider Miles Mobility landed on Tuesday in Antwerp with a fleet of 100 shared cars, all VW Polos and Audi to start. After Ghent, itThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels to provide 3.000 drop zones for shared e-scooters

March 03, 2023

There will be an end to the nuisance and the uncontrolled proliferation of shared e-scooters lying around in the Brussels Region. Some 3 000This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Car sharing is becoming increasingly popular in Belgium

March 01, 2023

Car sharing has been on the rise in Belgium for a while, but new figures indicate a real boom. In 2022, for instance, the number of active cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Lime becomes first ‘profitable’ micro-mobility platform

February 22, 2023

The American transport company Lime, known for its free-floating e-scooters and bikes, has posted strong growth of 33% in 2022. The San FranThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Parisians to vote over banning e-scooters

February 20, 2023

Parisians will have to go to the polling stations in their arrondissements to vote for or against keeping shared e-scooters on April 2nd. PaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hyundai starts monthly subscription offer in the US

February 13, 2023

Korean carmaker Hyundai has announced at the Chicago Auto Show that it will start offering the Kona Electric and Ioniq 5 on a monthly subscrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Poppy expands its car-sharing service to Liège

February 08, 2023

Poppy Mobility, the car, e-scooter, and e-bike sharing daughter of D’Ieteren Automotive, is taking its first steps in Wallonia, in Liège,This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Poppy to tripple fleet of shared cars in Belgium

January 25, 2023

Poppy Mobility, the car, e-scooter, and e-bike sharing daughter of D’Ieteren Automotive, is going to triple its fleet of shared cars from 1 This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Yescapa: sharing RVs among private individuals gains momentum

January 17, 2023

If there is one sector for which the corona pandemic was a blessing, it is the recreational vehicle (RV) sector. After the first lockdown inThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dott chooses Maxus for its service vans in Belgium

December 22, 2022

Micromobility operator Dott, which has shared e-scooters and e-bikes in several Belgian cities, has acquired 15 electric vans from Maxus to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France offers €100 bonus to boost daily carpooling

December 14, 2022

The French government has announced a 100-euros boost for motorists who join carpooling in 2023 for short and long journeys. After a first pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Waasland joins Antwerp’s e-bike sharing system

December 07, 2022

The extensive e-shared network in the Antwerp region is as good as completed. Indeed, after Antwerp, the orange bikes of the Danish company This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Shared e-scooters in Paris get number plates

November 25, 2022

Shared e-scooters in Paris will be equipped with number plates. The operators of the mobility services have announced this. The number plateThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Paris considers e-scooter ban for safety reasons

November 21, 2022

Paris is considering banning its 15 000 free-floating shared electric scooters riding around in the French capital. Local authorities are coThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Miles takes over Volkswagen’s WeShare car-sharing

November 02, 2022

On November 1st, the German car-sharing company Miles Mobility officially acquired Volkswagen Group’s all-electric car-sharing service WeShaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Regulation for e-scooters in Brussels Region finally on the way

October 31, 2022

The Brussels government’s eagerly awaited draft decree regulating shared bicycles and e-scooters is as good as ready. However, the text, whiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.