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Peugeot marries hybrid and performance in 508 PSE
Tony Verhelle Posted On October 7, 2020


One can do a lot with hybrid technology in cars. Most of the hybridization schemes are meant to save fuel and use alternative energy like electricity. Peugeot shows that it can also turn a family car into a racehorse. Peugeot […]


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Honda to leave F1 in 2021, ‘incompatible with carbon neutrality’
Félix Bouland Posted On October 5, 2020


On Sunday, during a press conference in Tokyo, Honda’s CEO announced that the company would be leaving Formula One by the end of 2021. Honda is pulling all R&D resources toward its new aim of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. […]


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Belgian team wins European Championship for solar cars
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On September 21, 2020


On Sunday, The Agoria Solar Team has won the championship for solar cars on the race track of Zolder (Belgium). The team with the Bluepoint car covered 352 rounds. The Solar Team of Twente (the Netherlands) obtained the second and […]


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McLaren takes turn toward electric
Tony Verhelle Posted On August 26, 2020


By 2035, the English sports car manufacturer, McLaren, will not sell cars wit internal combustion engines (ICE) anymore. The company is taking the turn toward electric and launches its first hybrid car next year, on a totally new carbon-fiber structure. […]


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German Hyraze League: sustainable racing on hydrogen
Joris Van Roy Posted On August 20, 2020


A number of German companies and organizations from the racing scene are setting up a new ‘sustainable’ championship with hydrogen-powered cars, called Hyraze League. GT-like +800 hp fuel cell racing cars will compete from 2023 on. Simultaneously on the circuit […]


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Boonen invests in groundbreaking Belgian bicycle gear technology
Gert Verhoeven Posted On August 14, 2020


The start-up Classified Cycling developed a revolutionary gear system and has a first contract with bicycle manufacturer Ridley. The arrival of Tom Boonen, former Belgian cyclist, as financier and advisor, should accelerate the expansion. New gear system Classified Cycling pioneers […]


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Audi quits DTM racing
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 28, 2020


Car manufacturer Audi has announced that it will leave the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) at the end of the season. As a side-effect of the corona crisis, a lot of car manufacturers are questioning their motorsport engagements. “Audi has shaped […]


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How will F1 survive during and after coronavirus?
Félix Bouland Posted On April 14, 2020


With the COVID-19 health crisis, the Formula One season has been suspended. In theory, it should get back on the tracks in June with the French Grand Prix at the Castellet, and the championship should be reduced from 16 to […]


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F1 to restart without public in Silverstone?
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 7, 2020


The Formula 1 circuit is considering seriously to restart the competition without any public in July or August in Silverstone (UK), where seven of the ten F1 teams are headquartered nearby. That was announced by the BBC after a videoconference […]


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Electric Touring Car Championship ready for take-off
Gert Verhoeven Posted On February 20, 2020


In 2021 a new touring car championship will start with strictly electric cars. This year the Pure ETCR championship will be presented during promo events and in the context of existing WTCR races. This was officially presented in Paris last […]


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Formula 1 to be climate-neutral in 2030
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On November 13, 2019


Formula 1 aims to be completely carbon-neutral by 2030, with green electricity, more efficient logistics, and cleaner fuel. The organization will start by making its events more respectful of the environment by 2025. According to F1 boss, Chase Carey, the […]


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Mercedes bets on Belgian-Dutch pilot team in Formula E
Joris Van Roy Posted On September 12, 2019


At the IAA Motorshow in Frankfurt, Mercedes has presented on Wednesday the team to make its entrance in the Formula E: former Belgian Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne (27) and Dutch Formula 2 driver Nyck De Vries (24). It will […]


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Lotus Evija is new electric hypercar
Tony Verhelle Posted On July 18, 2019


Geely-owned English car manufacturer Lotus has launched a new hypercar, the Evija. It’s electric, has 2.000 horsepower and will cost 1,9 million euros. The plan is to make 130 units. Four engines The Evija (meaning ‘the living one’) has four […]


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Formula Electric Belgium ready to race
Arnaud Henckaerts Posted On July 8, 2019


The Umicore Eclipse, an electric racecar built by KU Leuven and Thomas More College students, debuts in the Formula Student championship today. Formula Electric Belgium, as the team is called, will compete against other student teams. The first race takes […]


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Ferrari goes plug-in hybrid with SF90 Stradale hypercar
Félix Bouland Posted On June 3, 2019


On Wednesday, Ferrari presented its new SF90 Stradale hypercar. Celebrating the company’s 90th anniversary, the 1.000hp machine is their first plug-in hybrid vehicle. Equipped with four-wheel drive, it can do 0 to 100 kph in 2,5 seconds and drive in […]


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e-Truck builder Nikola goes on the water and off-road
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 19, 2019


American e-truck manufacturer, Nikola, the alter ego of Tesla in the field of electric semi-trucks,  has presented an all electric jet-ski-like watercraft, called WAV, and an electric off-roader, NZT, as part of its Powersports division. Both were presented at a […]


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‘6 hours from Courtrai’ rally banned for climate reasons
Luc Joris Posted On February 25, 2019


Marc Doutreluingne, the liberal mayor of West-Flemish Zwevegem, wants to ban the popular ‘6 hours from Courtrai’ rally of the territory of its municipality. The city council has been providing logistical support for the event for years, but the Open […]


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Formula 1 to flee the UK after Brexit ?
Félix Bouland Posted On February 20, 2019


With seven out of ten Formula One teams based in the UK, experts are wondering what effect Brexit will have on their performance. Mercedes team principal, Toto Wolf, worries about longer customs clearances that could affect the logistics. Others worry […]


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IT manager launches ‘shared snow chain platform’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On December 12, 2018


Eric Goris, a former geographer and IT manager from Louvain (Belgium), is launching an online platform for sharing snow chains. SnowXchains aims at bringing snow chain owners in contact with people wanting to rent them. People leaving for winter holidays […]


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Stoffel Vandoorne goes electric in Formula E
Gert Verhoeven Posted On October 16, 2018


Belgian pilot, Stoffel Vandoorne, exchanges Formula 1 where he was driving for McLaren as a teammate of Fernando Alonso, for the electric Formula E championship. Formula E is not a classic motor sport and it is meant to ‘reinvent motor […]


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Dutch students set new record with hydrogen racing car
Gert Verhoeven Posted On August 24, 2018


A student team of the Dutch Technical University of Delft has set a new record with its hydrogen racing car, Forze VIII, on the Zandvoort circuit in the Netherlands. Last weekend, it was also the first hydrogen racing car competing […]


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t’Serstevens: ‘we sell a Porsche every two hours in Belgium’
Tony Verhelle Posted On August 24, 2018


The first half of the year, Porsche progressed with 6% in Belgium. Selling 3.500 sports cars a year, D’Ieteren is the biggest independent Porsche importer in volume in the world. CEO, Didier t’Serstevens, wants to improve these figures further and […]


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One third commutes by car for less than 10 km
Gert Verhoeven Posted On August 20, 2018


According to a survey of Sport Vlaanderen among 18.257 employees of 162 participating companies, about 60% of employees is commuting by car, even when they live less than ten kilometres from their work. Still, half of them say they’re willing […]


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Tesla diversifies and sells… a $1.500 surfboard
Luc Joris Posted On July 31, 2018


Maybe Elon Musk is a fervent fan of The Beach Boys’ hit Surfin’, maybe not, but in any case, he is unstoppable. After his 500-dollar flame thrower, sold at 20.000 copies at the end of January – all of which […]


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Porsche’s 919 Hybrid Evo breaks Hamilton’s F1 track record in Spa
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 9, 2018


On Monday Porsche’s three times Le Mans winning 919 Hybrid Evo has broken the fastest track record set ever on the F1 circuit in Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium). Swiss driver Neel Jani did the 7,004 km technically demanding track in 1.41.770 minutes, […]


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‘Belgian Grand Prix F1 brings in 315% ROI for Wallonia’
Joris Van Roy Posted On January 22, 2018


Organizing the Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1 in Spa-Francorchamps brought in 20,5 million euro in economic revenue for the Walloon Region in 2017, a 21% rise and a ‘return on investment’ (ROI) n of 315%. These figures come from a […]


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Are old timers the new Van Goghs as symbols of wealth and status?
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 8, 2017


Until now you had art, jewels, boats or planes as symbols of power, wealth and status. Old timers are nestling themselves in these category now, they are becoming a new status symbol with a cherished added value: driving pleasure. Prices […]


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Ex F1-pilot d’Ambrosio hops on Swiss electric bike
Joris Van Roy Posted On December 4, 2017


Former Belgian Formula 1 pilot Jérôme d’Ambrosio jumps onto the Swiss electric folding bike Voltitude by investing in the startup and become ‘global brand ambassador’ for the company. He will also reside within the advice committee. “Electric bicycles will play […]


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Umicore and Voxdale step into electric racing
Joris Van Roy Posted On November 10, 2017


Indian Formula-E Mahindra Racing has announced a three-year partnership with Belgian companies Umicore and Voxdale. They will develop a new racing car for next seasons’ E-circuit formula, the electrical variant of Formula 1. Battery components and recycling specialist Umicore will […]


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Zolder circuit loses ‘Electric GT-race’
Iwan Kneuts Posted On November 6, 2017


The Electric GT championship, an European series for race prepared Tesla’s, is in the air again. Initially planned to start this month in the Marseille region, the start of the  championship is postponed until at least mid-2018. The race in […]


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French app offers a maritime equivalent for carpooling
Iwan Kneuts Posted On September 26, 2017


France, where 11 years ago the now popular car sharing app BlaBlaCar was launched, now has a maritime equivalent. No ‘covoiturage’ but ‘cobaturage’. Cost sharing Since 2015 the website cobaturage.fr applies the same principle to vessels. Who doesn’t own a […]


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Motor shows like IAA Frankfurt loosing impact
Félix Bouland Posted On September 11, 2017


For this year’s edition of the IAA Frankfurt motor show starting September 12, ten car makers representing 20% of Europe’s car market, will not be present on the stands. Though the climate is still optimistic in terms of sales, car […]


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Formula E: reinventing motor sports
Félix Bouland Posted On September 8, 2017


From Paris to New York, every big city in the world seems to want to host a Formula E race. The single-seater electric car race launched in 2014, has been ever-growing in popularity with brands like Audi, BMW, Mercedes and […]


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Belgian startup saves 2 million driving kilometres in football planning
Joris Van Roy Posted On July 27, 2017


With intelligent planning software to reduce travel distances, Belgian startup Movetex from Herzele saves millions of driving kilometres, like in the Flemish football competition. “It won’t save the planet”, founders Dieter De Naeyer and Ken De Norre says, “but it […]


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Belgium, the land of the e-biker
Gert Verhoeven Posted On June 9, 2017


Of all the bikes that are sold in Belgium, almost one third is an e-bike. Belgium is the European front runner when it comes to e-bikes because the market is even more important than the one in the Netherlands. The […]


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