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A consortium with partners from Belgium, Germany, Spain, and Portugal is testing a bi-modal train prototype, which uses its pantograph on regular electrified lines and a fuel cell and hydrogen to make its own electricity when not available. Brussels-based Toyota […]
Clean, ‘green hydrogen’ made with renewable energy will become cheaper sooner than expected, with costs dropping by 85% to become even cheaper than natural gas by 2050. That is, below $1/kg ($7,4/MMBtu) by 2050, says BloombergNEV (BNEV), the Bloomberg media […]
General Motors opens the order book for the all-new electric Hummer, which will be offered as a pickup and an SUV. The new Hummer promises great off-road capabilities, thanks to the considerable height adjustment and the Crab Walk, enabling the […]
While the official world première of Mercedes’ EQS flagship is in a week, Mercedes has already revealed some key technical data. At the same time, there are signs that Mercedes-Benz is working on a pure electric G-Class. Daimler has already […]
Cologne’s public transport company KVB has ordered another 51 VDL Citeas SLFA-181 Electric articulated buses to be delivered in 2022. This will bring the electric VDL fleet of the German city to 113 vehicles. That’s more than the largest VDL […]
Last week, the new electric flagship of South-Korean car manufacturer Kia was officially launched. The EV6 wants to symbolize the new brand strategy and is the first electric Kia on the dedicated E-GMP platform. Earlier, we already gave you information […]
From 1 April 2021, there will be new instructions for the periodic inspection of old-timers. The main intention is to standardize the three regions’ inspections (Flanders, Brussels, and Wallonia). There will be guidelines for the most common problems during the […]
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s leading manufacturer of advanced semiconductors for the automotive industry and big tech like Apple, plans to spend 100 billion dollars (€85 billion) over the next three years to expand its chip fabrication capacity. […]
American heavy fuel cell truck developer Hyzon is launching its leasing service in the European Union. It’s intended to be a ‘holistic fleet leasing offering’ for the European market that includes the Hyzon FCEV trucks, the hydrogen fuel, insurance, service, […]
Mercedes-AMG has officially announced the details of its electrification strategy. Mercedes’ sporty daughter will launch performance hybrids and battery-electric derivatives. They will be based on the new Mercedes Electric Vehicle Architecture (EVA) for luxury cars. AMG’s first electrified road models […]
Belgian retail group Colruyt and international beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev are joining forces to set up a market for hydrogen-driven road transport, starting with a 44-ton hydrogen truck delivering beer to the distribution center regularly. With the Belgian project, both […]
From July 2021, diesel cars will undergo a more thorough inspection at the annual technical inspection in Belgium. The intention is to check the functioning of the soot filter in a much more precise manner. The various regional ministers (Flanders, […]
Another Californian electric car start-up, Humble Motors, has presented its concept of a battery-electric SUV equipped with 7,5 square meters of integrated solar panels in the roof and side windows. These won’t get you the 500 miles (800 km) far, […]
German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz published the first details and photos of the interior of its electric luxury sedan EQS. The world premiere of the model will take place on 15 April, but Mercedes is already giving a preview of the […]
The hydrogen train developed by Alstom will finally be put on the rails in its home country France too, in four pioneering regions by 2023. Twelve to fourteen trains will be delivered through a frame contract with the railway company […]
Belgian consumer defense organization, Test-Achat/Test-Aankoop, and German motorists association, ADAC, have taken a closer look at the personal data shared between cars and smartphones. Both organizations advise users to erase their personal information from all rental or shared cars, but […]
Urban Waterway Logistics, a consortium of building material suppliers, is testing its purpose-built electric delivery raft to be used on the Ghent inner-city waterways. With a capacity of 20 tons, the raft has a limited draft and height to be […]
Nissan confirms its participation in Formula E and immediately commits to a continued presence in the discipline until the end of the twelfth season (2025-2026). This participation is part of a clear strategy for the long-term of becoming completely CO2 […]
BMW North America and Californian energy provider Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) extend their ChargeForward pilot from 400 to 3 000 electric BMW drivers. Urged by a central BMW server to move their EV charging times, drivers can support […]
Dutch EV fast-charging scale-up yeet! Power is looking over the borders to France, Germany, Luxembourg, and Belgium to invest some €60 million in 250 new fast-charging locations. Forty to fifty of them yeet! wants to realize in Flanders that will […]
Geely, the Chinese car manufacturing group, has now confirmed that it is planning a new brand called Zeekr to be positioned in the premium segment and to compete with, for example, Tesla. The plan is to launch the brand under […]
According to the governmental authorities in China, Tesla is spying for the USA through the data it collects from its cars. Beijing has decided that no high-ranking government or military officials can drive Tesla anymore. It is generally known that […]
French rolling stock giant Alstom is touring Flemish cities in a charming offensive for its Aptis city e-bus. This 12-meter bus, with a capacity of 100 passengers, is fully electric, featuring large glass surfaces for better viewing, an electric entry […]
Four major motorbike manufacturers have teamed up to develop swappable universal batteries for use in light motorbikes and scooters. These four pioneers are Honda, Yamaha, KTM, and Piaggio. This cooperation goes a lot further than what we have seen in […]
In the Brussels factory of German premium carmaker Audi, where the all-electric e-tron model is built, some 42 100 cars left the production line last year. That is 909 fewer compared to last year. Nevertheless, Audi’s top management emphasizes that […]
Belgian chemical company Solvay and French specialist in optimized resource management Veolia welcome French carmaker Renault to recycle end-of-life batteries and use the extracted metals for the manufacture of new cells. Part of this circular economy reducing the environmental impact […]
MG has been active in the European market for two years today. It started with the MG ZS, a compact SUV, and the manufacturer indicates that two more electric models will be launched in 2021: the Marvel R Electric and […]
The German car manufacturer Audi, part of the VW Group, has stopped developing new combustion engines (ICE). Audi CEO Markus Duesmann justified the decision with the EU plans for a stricter Euro 7 emission standard. In an interview with the […]
Yesterday, the Volkswagen Group presented its technology roadmap for batteries and charging up to 2030 today on its first s-called ‘Power Day’. It wants six gigafactories of battery cells before 2030, totaling 240 GWh. The roadmap’s goal is to significantly […]
Thousands of Teslas and Chinese EVs, among which the first shipment arriving in Zeebrugge of Lynk & Co’s 01 PHEVs, are charged from now on with green electricity delivered by windmills. Since the end of February, the new 11 units […]
Independent lab tests have proven that Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) future air purification technology for car interiors can stop 97% of viruses and bacteria in the air, the car manufacturer claims. The prototype of the new heating, ventilation, and air […]
Peugeot is adjusting its plans in the electrification of its models. By 2023 every model in the range will be electrified. The reason is twofold: the arrival of Fiat in the Stellantis group changes the balance. On the other hand, […]
German automotive supplier ZF sees an important future for 800V technology in electric vehicles. Initially, this would mainly concern premium products that can be charged more quickly and are, therefore, easier to use for longer distances. ZF hopes that 800 […]
California-based green energy start-up HyPoint has developed a lightweight fuel cell stack prototype that claims to outperform by far the energy density limits of current lithium-ion batteries that today prevent the breakthrough of zero-emission aviation. HyPoint’s ‘turbo air-cooled’ fuel cell […]
Still wrapped in camouflage, awaiting its full unveiling in April, Audi has released detailed info about the interior of its brand-new Q4 e-tron. It will offer an augmented reality head-up display, a choice of sustainable materials, and a cargo space […]
