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The Flemish public transport company, De Lijn, is investigating whether tickets should be more expensive during peak hours and cheaper during off-peak hours. Sources within the company report this. To be clear: it is only about tickets, not subscriptions. For […]
The small and independent Japanese car manufacturer Mazda is presenting its first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) at the Tokyo Motor Show next week. Mazda stands for an original multi-solution approach to the energy transition problem. Apart from the transition to (kinds […]
The 70-year-old Van Mossel Automotive Group, the car dealer giant (140 establishments) in The Netherlands, is going to sell trucks. The company always opted for autonomous growth and acquisitions. “Scale size is important,” says CEO Eric Berkhof. Expansion Holland has […]
For the first time in Wallonia, a device will be used that can measure the emissions of vehicles – CO, CO2, NOx, and particulates – on the road in real-time. A battery of smart cameras connected to the sensing device […]
The Swedish carmaker, Volvo, has finally unveiled its first full-electric car at an event in Los Angeles (US). The Volvo XC40 Recharge kicks off a new era for the carmaker whose ambition it is to have 50% of all of […]
Trendy vehicles, like e-scooters, hoverboards, or monowheels, were always forbidden on public roads in The Netherlands. Those vehicles had to comply with so many safety requirements that it was almost impossible for manufacturers to get permission for the road. The […]
The increasingly more popular Sports Utility Vehicles, the so-called SUVs, are the second most important source of air pollution in the world after the energy sector, but before heavy industry (like cement or steel), heavy trucks or aviation, Fatih Birol, […]
The Dutch government says there are 46.000 public and semi-public charging stations, as well as over 100.000 private ones in the country. It makes the country the European leader in the matter. Throughout the world, only China and the US […]
Prices of oil transport by large carriers exploded last weeks, even twelvefold. The Belgian crude oil shipping company, Euronav, got paid 300.000 dollars per day by the Chinese for a 45-day journey by one of its huge crude carriers (VLCC) […]
Belgian car importer and mobility service provider, D’Ieteren, has increased its profit forecast for the second time this year. The company now expects to achieve a 35% higher profit than in 2018. D’Ieteren’s share price promptly went up to its […]
In Brussels, just like in more than 30 other cities worldwide, there will be a ‘pro-nuclear power’ demonstration on Sunday. The new citizen organization, TWh, will gather at the Central Station in Brussels. Citizen organization Paul Bossens, one of the […]
According to figures from Car-Pass, the number of second-hand cars imported in Belgium has doubled since 2015, from 6% then to 12% last September. It’s becoming difficult to find the right used gasoline car in Belgium, as the decline of […]
According to the recent report of the European Environmental Agency (EEA) (Europese Milieuagentschap), 400.000 Europeans will prematurely die as a consequence of air pollution. But in 1990 there were half a million more. Harmful substances The quality of the European […]
Technical director at the Fuel Dealers Federation (Brafco), Olivier Neirynck, ensures that the fuel sector is investing a lot in the energy transition. According to him, until issues with battery technology and production get fixed, synthetic fuels, such as hydrotreated […]
Freight transport by trucks and vans has a much higher impact on health costs than estimated so far in some parts of Brussels. This is the conclusion of a new study by the VUB on the share of freight transport […]
The city of Courtrai is showing off with a scoop: all citizens of Courtrai still have until Sunday to vote for the possible introduction of a monthly car-free Sunday in the city center. They can do this by using their […]
The electric car will spark a new electricity ecosystem open to a wide variety of producers. That’s the conclusion of an Accenture report, based on interviews with 6.000 Europeans and North-Americans. The company estimates the potential market in France will […]
Around 140 Chinese workers from the FAW-VW joint venture will pass through Audi’s plant in Forest/Vorst. They will learn the specific electric mobility know-how acquired by Belgian workers and train to assemble the new Audi e-tron. Models dedicated to the […]
Encompassing car events, like the Zoute Grand Prix, are attracting more and more people every year. Most motor shows, on the contrary, are suffering from a loss of interest (from participants and visitors). The organizers of the Zoute event believe […]
Brussels orthopedists are raising the alarm: the number of fractures suffered in accidents with e-scooters and bicycles is exploding. To relieve the pressure on the standard emergency services, the Brussels hospitals of ‘Hôptiaux du Sud’ are setting up a specific […]
The number of bicycle shelters in Flanders is far from sufficient and, what’s more, they’re not easily accessible and not safe. The risk of theft is real. Every year 35.000 bicycles – 270 a day – are stolen in Belgium, […]
ArianeGroup, joint-venture between European aerospace companies, Airbus and Safrane, has chosen to transport its new Ariane 6 rocket in parts to its launching platform at the Guyana Space Center in Kourou, by sailing ship. ‘Alizés’ – meaning ‘Trade Winds’ in […]
Brussels Mobility is setting up a special task force designed to fight against theft and vandalism of free-floating e-scooters. Major actors ensure that this concerns 10% of their fleet. The size of this black market is still unknown. The machine […]
Only a few weeks after launching its full-electric top version of the Taycan, German sports carmaker, Porsche, opens up ordering for the ‘basic model’ 4S, available from January 2020. It has a 79,2 kWh battery promising a range of 407 […]
Brussels’ newly appointed Climate and Energy Minister, Alain Maron (Ecolo), explains the path for Brussels to become carbon neutral by 2050. More drastic insulation requirements will be imposed on housing, and a new road tax system favoring light and eco-cars […]
Each fine issued prevents about 50 new fines, as is the conclusion of a study by Libor Dusek and Christian Traxler, two Czech economists who received traffic data from traffic cameras gathered by the police in Ricany, a suburb of […]
The Netherlands is considering to lower the maximum speed on the highway to 100 km/hour to decrease the level of nitrogen in the air. Would this be a good idea for Belgium as well? Some, like Erik Grientens, are in […]
Bus traffic has to become more fluent in New York. That is why local authorities have decided to equip the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) buses with smart cameras. The cameras will register and film all vehicles on the bus lines […]
The Board of Directors of Renault this morning decided to end the mandate of Mr. Thierry Bolloré as Chief Executive Officer of Renault SA and President of Renault s.a.s with immediate effect. The Board also decided to appoint, with immediate […]
According to a report from the Consulting Committee for Rail Travelers (CCVF), Belgian rail manager, Infrabel, and operator, SNCB/NMBS, aren’t ready for the 2023 liberalization. The lack of investments, punctuality, or any shared vision is pointed out as significant issues. […]
Beci, Brussels Enterprises Commerce and Industry, launch their ‘City Climate Challenge 303030’. With 30 projects elaborated between now and March next year, they want to reduce CO2 emissions by 30% before 2030. At the end of September, the president of […]
Dutch truck manufacturing company, DAF, is not a die-hard believer in the electric semi-truck, it told Dutch financial newspaper FD. It’s instead focusing on hybrid drivetrains today, with a combustion engine and electric motor. “Reliability takes precedence over rapid innovation,” […]
Green NCAP helps people choose a more eco-friendly car by using a star rating for emissions, just like EuroNCAP does for safety. Introduced earlier this year and supported by governments, mobility organizations, and universities, it tests cars’ emissions in a […]
British billionaire, James Dyson, has finally pulled the plug on his electric car development project, he announced in an email to his staff on Thursday. He and his board of directors see no future for it as it turns out […]
Two days after the introduction of the electric Bird scooters in Luxembourg, the city has threatened to remove them for safety reasons. Local authorities have reserved the right “to ban them if they occupy public space or endanger the safety […]
