SD Worx: ‘Belgians not prepared to commute more than 30 minutes’

September 13, 2024

In the run-up to International Mobility Week (from 16 to 22 September), SD Worx analyzed regional differences in commuting. The main conclusion? Belgians are European commuting champions and the most geographically mobile employees in Europe. However, the mental limit has been reached. On average, Brussels residents live closest to work. Still, they spend an hour […]

EU survey: most EV drivers satisfied and not going back to fossil

September 11, 2024

The 2023 European EAFO Consumer Monitor, an EU survey among 17,034 non-electric drivers and 2,046 actual BEV drivers in twelve countries, shows that despite the negative press EVs are getting in some countries, most EV drivers are generally satisfied and not willing to go back to fossil. Among non-EV drivers, 57% consider buying one in […]

German P3: ‘TCO of electric trucks already lower than diesel’

August 07, 2024

German consulting firm P3 has published a whitepaper comparing the total cost of ownership (TCO) of battery-electric trucks to traditional diesel trucks in regional and long-haul transport scenarios. In conclusion, electric trucks are already cheaper to run in both scenarios, but with a few asterisks. P3 used an “industry average” in their calculations for the […]

VAB: ‘One in two goes on holiday by car, but only 4.2% electric’

May 16, 2024

With the start of the holiday season in sight, the Flemish mobility organization VAB traditionally probes the Belgian’s intentions about the means he intends to use to go on holiday. Almost 60% are going to use a vehicle on four wheels somehow. And although it’s already double the number of the year before, only 4.2% […]

‘32% of Belgians prepared to buy new car, but not electric’

January 12, 2024

Belgium has always been a ‘car-loving country’, and although the pandemic and the energy crisis made Belgians lose the appetite to buy a new (or used) car, 32% of them are getting that itch again. That’s double the percentage of 2022, and 12% more than last year, according to a Traxio survey. But it won’t […]