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 […]
Four consortia are in the running to build the new headquarters of the NMBS/SNCB in Brussels-South. Whoever secures the project will also have access to the huge building lot reserve of the railway company. Almost all major real estate developers […]
French-Italian truck and bus builder Iveco has been chosen by the Brussels bus and tram company STIB/MIVB to deliver 141 articulated hybrid buses, starting by May 2019. A contract worth some 90 million euro and the last part of five […]
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 […]
The Belgian-Luxembourg car and two-wheeler federation, FEBIAC, has announced on its annual assembly the creation of a dedicated section for ‘new mobility’ to prepare for the paradigm shift expected not only in the car industry, but in the wide spectrum […]
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 […]
Wiebe Wakker, the 31-year-old man from Haarlem (Netherlands) who is travelling around the world in an electric Volkswagen Golf, has finally arrived in Darwin (Australia). His journey started in March 2016 and he’s already on the road for 827 days […]
Just like Volkswagen, PSA and Renault are at the centre of the French Public Health Court’s investigation on diesel fraud. They are suspected to have altered their diesel car’s NOx emissions during the homologation tests. French journal Le Monde had […]
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 […]
In a reply to a follower asking on Twitter whether car-country Germany would be a ‘tactically wise’ choice for Tesla’s gigafactory in Europe, CEO Elon Musk agreed it would be his ‘leading choice’. A cold shower for all those countries […]
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 […]
Flemish public transport company De Lijn usually pays back (part of) its bus drivers’ fines and Flemish Mobility Minister Ben Weyts (N-VA) is furious about it. “These practices have to stop because they jeopardize De Lijn’s future.” 87.000 euro fines […]
Last year more cyclists and pedestrians died in Antwerp traffic. It enhances the discussion whether it is due to the increase in the number of cyclists or the inadequate infrastructure. Moreover, the new Flemish Mobility Decree threatens to undermine the […]
Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr said in an interview to the Süddeutsche Zeitung that he was talking to the Norwegian low-cost carrier Norwegian regarding a possible take-over. IAG, the parent company of British Airways is also interested. Norwegian is the third […]
Public transport company De Lijn is failing: first the number of (empty) buses was drastically reduced, later on the buses were replaced by the smaller ‘belbus’ (bus on call), and even they risk to disappear. Vicious circle Especially people living […]
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 […]
The Austrian-Canadian car industry supplier Magna Steyr is going to produce electric cars for the Chinese market, as was announced by the specialized magazine Automobilwoche. Magna is going to conclude two joint ventures in order to realize this, both with […]
On Monday German justice has arrested Audi CEO Rupert Stadler “to avoid tempering with evidence”, according to the official statement. Stadler was already officially suspected of fraude and false testimonies together with another executive, Bernd Martens. But both are presumed […]
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 […]
Twenty taxi drivers from the Belgian Cab Federation (Febet) are taking steps to request a ban on Uber BV (in the Netherlands) and ten drivers working on the platform. They want Uber drivers to stop driving in Brussels with a […]
Last Friday the general assembly of shareholders at Renault renamed Carlos Ghosn as CEO for another 4 years and the reconfirmed CEO did an announcement about the ‘prudent’ stay of Renault in Iran. It has been different in the past […]
After months of opposition from bikers, car drivers and politicians, the new regional road speed limit has been made official. From July 1st on, 400.000 km of secondary roads will now be limited to 80 km/h. Announced on January 9th […]
Emissions in Belgium are still going up and the Belgian climate policy is a disaster. The country is lagging behind in the new climate ranking of the European Union member states (Belgium 16th place of 28), and will probably not […]
Financial analyst Berenberg sees an important role for Belgian Umicore in the battery industry, not only producing materials for their production but also recycling them afterwards. In a new report Berenberg is very positive about Umicore’s future. Analyst Sebastian Bray […]
On Thursday the EU decided that from 2023 onward, the share of palm oil in biofuels should go down. From 2030 palm oil should no longer be found in European car tanks at all. This decision does not go as […]
Belgian gas network managing company Fluxys offers Brussels to help with banning diesel from the Region by 2030 and substitute it partly by compressed natural gas (CNG). Contrary to Flanders and Wallonia the Brussels Region doesn’t have a subsidy to […]
Fairwind, a Walloon company active in the manufacturing and marketing of vertical-axis wind turbines, has just installed its 26th wind turbine. Ten years after a difficult start it is seeing its order book filling up now. 85 MWh every year […]
Philippe Joubert says that you can’t deny climate change anymore. His mission is to convince companies that sustainability will bring in (more) money in the long run. That’s why he founded Earth on Board. Philippe Joubert has worked a long […]
More and more people older than 75 are attached to their car, they also do a lot of kilometres. Today this group of people has grown with one third compared to ten years ago, and therefore is the fastest growing […]
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 […]
After a marathon meeting Wednesday night the European Parliament and the members of the European Union decided to set the goal for sustainable energy on 32% by 2030. Belgium will have to make an extra effort. Ambitious plans The set […]
French car manufacturer Renault has announced that it will invest 1 billion euro in France the next 5 years to further develop and produce electric vehicles. Among other things, the car maker foresees the production of electric vehicles in its […]
The Japanese giant Toyota announced on Wednesday an investment of 1 billion dollar in Grab, specialist in chauffeur-driven passenger cars in Southeast Asia. Grab, Uber’s Singaporean competitor, is strengthening thus its presence in services in the face of a rapidly […]
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