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Biden’s plans to boost e-mobility
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 9, 2021


Recently US President Joe Biden unveiled his two-trillion-dollar investment plan. Now details are emerging about the e-mobility investments it includes. An impressive $100 billion incentive plan is to purchase subsidies for electric cars, and $15 billion is foreseen to build […]


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Car rental companies sell off fleets to avoid going belly-up
Luc Joris Posted On April 9, 2021


Canceled bookings, the disappearance of international travelers, the proliferation of videoconferencing: car rental companies have been gritting their teeth and tightening their fleets since the effects of Covid-19 paralyzed their business. Most of them had to sell substantial parts of […]


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Record-breaking Belgian registrations of speed pedelecs
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 9, 2021


The registrations of speed pedelecs (1 257 units) in March 2021 were record-breaking: +57,5% more than in March last year. Even compared to the year before – in pre-corona times – the figures for this category of bikes are spectacular: […]


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Flanders: ‘Grote Versnelling’ wants to gear up bicycle policy
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 9, 2021


On Thursday, April 8th, Flanders has officially kicked off ‘De Grote Versnelling‘ (High Gear). The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has joined forces with the Flemish provinces, cities, and municipalities. Together they will gear up the bicycle […]


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Punch Powertrain in heavy weather
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 9, 2021


The car industry supplier Punch Powertrain in Sint-Truiden (east of Belgium) is having serious problems again. After 138 people leaving the company last year, another 245 jobs are at stake. The news was issued by the regional newspaper Het Belang […]


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TME to supply fuel cells for bi-modal hydrogen train
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 9, 2021


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 […]


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Traxio: second-hand car sales on the rise in March
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 9, 2021


Car sector federation Traxio has noted a serious increase in second-hand cars’ sales and speed pedelecs in March. To be more realistic about the progress, it compares with the pandemic year 2020 and the record year 2019. “We can’t let […]


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Van Mossel ventures into Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Antwerp
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 8, 2021


The Dutch Van Mossel Automotive Group, one of the Benelux largest car dealer groups, is going to venture into Mercedes Benz Trucks also, with a new dealership at the Bisschoppenhoflaan in Deurne (Antwerp). In the Netherlands, Van Mossel is running […]


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Study: decrease in ride-hailing popularity
Félix Bouland Posted On April 8, 2021


According to a report from French economist Jean-Charles Simon, commissioned by the National Union for Taxi Industries (UNIT), the impressive rise of chauffeur-driven cars and ride-hailing solutions peaked before the Covid-19 pandemic. In France, the number of drivers boomed between […]


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Traffic not safer in the Netherlands in corona times
Luc Joris Posted On April 8, 2021


Traffic has not become safer for pedestrians, cyclists, and moped riders in the Netherlands in the past year. Because of the lockdown, cars drive faster, resulting in relatively more accidents in built-up areas. That is the Dutch police’s conclusion based […]


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Norway enthralled by electrified cars (85% market share)
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 8, 2021


In the past months, the Norwegian car market had a dip, and also the electrified cars suffered. Now the market is jumping up again, and the sales of EVs and hybrids now represent 85% of the entire car market. In […]


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Belgium first country to monitor nitrogen emissions above sea
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 8, 2021


Belgium is the first country to be able to monitor and maintain nitrogen emissions above the North Sea. According to a press release from the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences (Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, KBIN), Belgium is a […]


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BNEV: ‘green hydrogen cheaper than natural gas by 2050’
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 8, 2021


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 […]


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Polestar: ‘We want a truly climate-neutral car by 2030’
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 8, 2021


One of the striking items in car manufacturer Polestar’s first annual review is the aim to create the first truly climate-neutral car by 2030. The Polestar 0 project wants to eliminate all emissions in a car’s production process without so-called […]


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GMC’s Hummer EV pickup and SUV ‘to move like a crab’
Gert Verhoeven Posted On April 7, 2021


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 […]


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France: €4 billion and a 29,9% stake to save Air France-KLM
Félix Bouland Posted On April 7, 2021


After gathering seven billion euros in April of last year to help Air France, the French state opens its wallet once again. Four billion euros will be made available to the airline, by transforming the previous €3 billion loan into […]


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Dutch employers pledge to ‘fossil-free’ fleet of 23 000 cars by 2025
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 7, 2021


A group of 37 Dutch employers, united under the umbrella ‘Anders Reizen‘, or ‘Traveling Differently’, pledge to run a complete fossil-free car fleet for their employees by 2025, representing some 23 000 cars. Among these big names like Shell, Vattenfall, […]


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Volvo Cars: best first quarter in history
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 7, 2021


Volvo Cars reported the best first quarter in its history. The company’s global sales increased by 40,8% compared to the same period last year. For March, Volvo Cars sold 75 315 cars globally, up 62,3% compared with the same month […]


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Belgian entrepreneurs plan night train from Brussels to Berlin
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 7, 2021


Two Flemish entrepreneurs – Louis De Jaeger and Louis Lammertyn – are planning a new night train connection between Brussels and Berlin. The luxurious Moonlight Express will ride three times a week from Brussels to Berlin via Liège, starting in […]


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Mercedes reveals details of EQS and thinks about an EQG
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 7, 2021


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 […]


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Colruyt: 100% green electricity for private individuals
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 7, 2021


Belgian retail group Colruyt starts to offer 100% renewable surplus electricity from its own wind parks to private individuals via its DATS 24 energy daughter. It started to finetune the new offer with 1 500 households of its own personnel […]


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Cologne orders another 51 articulated e-buses from VDL
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 6, 2021


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 […]


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Wind farms at sea only produce one-third of their capacity
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 6, 2021


Wind farms at sea are only producing one-third of their energy production capacity despite the wind. According to the Belgian Offshore Platform representing investors in renewable energy at the North Sea, many wind turbines are switched off because the surplus […]


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New campaign to raise awareness of motorcyclists
Luc Joris Posted On April 6, 2021


The Flemish Foundation for Traffic Engineering (VSV) is launching a new campaign to encourage motorists to look out extra carefully for motorcyclists. With the ‘look look’ campaign, VSV hopes to prevent accidents involving motorcyclists. “Last year, 33 motorcyclists lost their […]


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BMW CEO no fan (yet) of dedicated EV platforms
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 6, 2021


Recently, BMW CEO Oliver Zipse gave a series of boardroom interviews entitled “Delivering Net Zero”. He told the news agency Reuters, for example, that he’s no big fan of dedicated EV platforms and that BMW is ready to compete with […]


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Cable cars, Wallonia’s new public transport?
Félix Bouland Posted On April 6, 2021


Cable cars, a common sight on the ski slopes, were also regular tourist transport solutions and attractions in many Walloon cities during the 20th century. Today, the technology is making a comeback in Huy and Namur, mostly for tourism, but […]


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Tesla breaks delivery record despite corona
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 6, 2021


Tesla has delivered more cars in the first quarter of 2021 than ever before: 184 800 compared to the previous record in Q4, 180 570 cars. And this despite the corona pandemic and global chip shortage. Most of these, 182 […]


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Kia EV6 officially launched (update)
Tony Verhelle Posted On April 6, 2021


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 […]


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Flanders’ Ring development plan causes outrage in Brussels
Félix Bouland Posted On April 2, 2021


The Flemish Region’s arm for major public works, the Werkvennootschap, is ruffling some feathers in Brussels with its ‘Werken aan de Ring’ development plan. The institution aims at placing a cycling highway on the N3, linking the Ring at the […]


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TSMC to spend $100 billion to beef up chip production
Luc Joris Posted On April 2, 2021


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. […]


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Hyzon launches leasing of heavy fuel cell trucks in EU
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 2, 2021


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, […]


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France: sale of ‘hybrids’ overtakes diesel
Félix Bouland Posted On April 2, 2021


According to data analysis bureau AAA Data, registrations of new hybrid cars in France have increased during March. They’re up to 24% compared to 23% for diesel. Electric car sales continue upward compared to previous years, accounting for 9% of […]


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Efteling opens largest EV charging hub in Benelux
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On April 2, 2021


Efteling, the fantasy-themed amusement park in Kaatsheuvel, near Tilburg in the Netherlands, just opened the largest charging hub in the Benelux. This week, energy provider Eneco eMobility added 60 charging stations, each with two charging points, bringing the total to […]


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ACEA ‘open to higher CO2 targets if infrastructure ramps up’
Joris Van Roy Posted On April 2, 2021


European carmakers say that they are open to stricter CO2 standards the EU is preparing for June 2021. That is, if this is linked to binding commitments of the member states to ramp up infrastructures for EV charging stations and […]


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Hyundai’s Californian dream: Genesis Concept X
Piet Andries Posted On April 2, 2021


Covid-19 can slow down the car industry, but it can’t stop the show cars. At the rooftop of a private building in Los Angeles – and, of course, not a motor show – Hyundai pulled out the spotlights for its […]


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