On Wednesday morning the hundredth CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) petrol station in Belgium was inaugurated at Groenveldstraat in Heverlee (Belgium). This was done at a DATS 24 petrol station, Colruyt’s fuel supplier. Number of CNG stations is rising According to […]
On Wednesday German car manufacturer Audi and South Korean car manufacturer Hyundai announced their technological partnership for the development of the hydrogen fuel-cell. Stronger together “This cooperation is the best way to get any technological advantage with attractive long term […]
Thanks to China’s incentives toward electric cars, the market is booming. Numerous European car manufacturers are investing billions into BEVs and PHEVs for that market, seven times more than in Europe. Last year car manufacturers announced they will invest nearly […]
Biolectric, a Belgian company producing green energy out of cow manure, has signed an agreement with the Dutch dairy cooperation FrieslandCampina. The company has ordered two biogas installations and is planning to provide similar installations for 1.000 farmers. Nice reference […]
Property of the Walloon Region, the Lidar speed cameras have seen a significant increase in the number of loans to local police zones. The effective semi-mobile speed cameras have a ticketing rate of around 2%. With its grey armouring, the […]
The new Audi boss Bram Schot (56) is a diesel enthousiast. Unlike many of its customers and politicians, Schot still sees a bright future for diesel cars. The Dutchman is temporarily replacing Audi’s top man Rupert Stadler, who is in […]
French-Belgian rail company Thalys launches a new 300 million euro investment plan that will bring new and renovated trains, a new Premium Mini offer and three new train lines. In 2018 Thalys has transported about 1,9 million passengers and has […]
The Belgian government is thinking about making alcohol activated vehicle immobilizers, or the so-called alcolock, mandatory on drunk drivers’ cars. This measure could start on July 1st and will only concern drivers with more than 1,8 g/l of alcohol in […]
Porsche’s Zuffenhausen plant in Stuttgart has been chosen to build the company’s new fully electric model. This ‘crazy bet’ involves the construction of a new assembly line in an already packed plant. All employees invest themselves and their salary into […]
The city of Chicago has chosen Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to build a high-speed underground connection with its O’Hare airport, 32,2 km from the city centre. Electric shuttles based on the chassis of the Tesla X will transport 8 […]
The Montgomery and Marlow police zones are now equipped with a high-tech, infrared, six lanes scanning speed cam, a new anonymous police car and a special van equipped with a signalling trailer. This Wednesday Road Safety Secretary of State Bianca […]
A car stopping and projecting a bright white crosswalk in front of a pedestrian to show him he or she can cross the road safely. It’s only one example of how the future car – especially the one without a […]
The first real Tesla competitor comes from a somewhat unexpected car manufacturer: Jaguar launches its I-Pace, a big and strikingly good-looking fully electric cross-over to compete with the Tesla Model S and X, which have been monopolizing this market segment […]
In ten years the petrol/diesel proportion in Belgium’s car market has been inverted, helped by increasing fuel taxes and diesel’s bad press. The ‘dirty fuel’, however, still makes sense for drivers doing more than 30.000 km a year. It all […]
The Belgian railway company is continuing its plan for a more sustainable environment by installing 6.100 solar panels on the roof of its Forest/Vorst workshop. When production is high, they will also provide electricity to the company’s offices. Go greener […]
Is hydrogen (H2) the miracle molecule that will allow humanity to succeed in its ecological transition or just a fata morgana? Pro and contra protagonists are facing each other with knives drawn. French newspaper Le Monde draws up the balance […]
Giant of the steel industry ArcelorMittal announced on Monday that it will produce bioethanol from the gases coming out of its Ghent blast furnace. The production of 80 million litres per year is estimated to start by 2020. The world’s […]
For 20 years now Filip De Mazière has been developing a revolutionary, environmentally friendly gearbox. But the most difficult part is still awaiting. “To put something disruptive on the market is far from easy”, he says. De Mazière and his […]
French Michelin researcher Agnès Poulbot received the award of ‘European Inventor of the Year’ for creating a truck tire that can ‘regenerate’ its tread. She shares the award with her deceased colleague Jacques Barraud. Less fuel and less rolling resistance […]
Daimler’s Trucks and Buses division presents two full electric Freightliner semi-trucks, its most popular brand in the US, to be tested from this year on by some 30 clients before going into mass production by 2021. 400 km range The […]
In ten years the Car-Pass system has managed to eradicate nearly all odometer fraud on secondhand cars. The government will add new data on emissions and Euro standards to make the system even more reliable. More data Ten years ago […]
Flemish-Brabant is the first province in Belgium that starts promoting electric car-sharing. Therefore, the province has invited ten test drivers. They will be provided with a test car, a Nissan Leaf, for a period of one year. Test case Hilde […]
With advancements in technology, the electric car is becoming more interesting for company’s fleet each and every day. In April, France has recorded a major growth of the electric car share in company cars. Leasing companies are also offering better […]
It’s not easy to keep the American electric car manufacturer out of the spotlights, lately with not so good news. At the recent shareholders’ meeting Tesla founder Elon Musk survived a motion of (dis)trust and can stay on as CEO. […]
German car maker Daimler is investing 1 billion euro in a second car manufacturing plant in Hungary. It’s the group’s first ‘full-flex’ plant being able to build Mercedes cars with different sizes, from compact to rear-wheel drive sedans and different […]
Minister of Digital Agenda, Alexander De Croo (Open Vld) and Minister of Mobility, François Bellot (MR), are planning to facilitate the use of open data for smart mobility apps. Goal is to improve digital solutions for mobility. The two ministers […]
“Electrification of the car market will cost the German car industry 75.000 jobs by 2030”, a study from the research organization Frauenhofer Institute, ordered by metal union IG Metal, shows. The study starts from the assumption that the car market […]
Just three plain English words can save lives. British car maker Land Rover and alternative geolocation technology company What3words responded to a call from local doctor Brian Prendergast to equip all 2.000 houses on the Scottish Isle of Mull with […]
Belgian material group Umicore will set up its new battery material plant – offering 400 jobs – in Nysa (Poland) and not on the former Opel site in Anwerp, as the city government hoped before. Lower labour costs, availability of […]
The American start-up Bird started to offer its shared electric scooters for rent not even a year ago and it is already valued at more than one billion dollars. Bird uses the pick-up/drop-off anywhere method, causing authorities to take action. […]
More than 64.700 trucks from Belgian haulers are driving on our roads today. That is 20% more than four years ago. This is evidenced by figures published by the sector in connection with the three-day truck salon ‘We Are Transport’, […]
After having listened to Environment Minister Fremault’s proposition, the Brussels Government will launch a consultation designed to discuss “the ban of diesel vehicles by 2030 at the latest”. Some Ministers are afraid that things are going too fast. Fremault’s initiative […]
Waymo, autonomous car branch of Google/Alphabet, has ordered with FCA 62.000 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. The Californian company will introduce its driverless taxi service by the end of the year. Having announced back in January that Waymo would order ‘thousands’ of […]
Dutch railway network company ProRail has developed an app that uses the train traveller’s smartphone to detect and pass on whether there is something wrong with the rails. Each little shock is sensed by the smartphone’s movement sensor and if […]
The Estonian ride-hailing company Taxify has been valued at 1 billion dollar after a 175 million dollar backing investment from a consortium chaired by Daimler. Only 24-year-old, Markus Villig, founder and CEO, plans on taking Uber at its own game. […]
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