September 22, 2021
This year, the number of commuters with a bicycle compensation decreased from 22% to 14% compared to last year (2020) and pre-corona (2019).This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 22, 2021
As we already mentioned in our IAA Mobility stories, two major NGOs, Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) and Greenpeace, have started lawsuits againsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 22, 2021
British sports car manufacturer Lotus, owned by Chinese Geely, presented its new lightweight chassis to underpin future electric sports carsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 22, 2021
American car manufacturer General Motors has announced that the long-running battery problems with the Chevrolet Bolt have finally been resoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2021
EXia, a spin-off of the Brussels University VUB, founded in 2013, has developed a sensor system for trucks that actively warns the truck driThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2021
With cycling growing in popularity, pushed by the revolution of electric bikes, the Walloon government is preparing five major bicycle highwThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2021
In Antwerp, city distributor CityDepot and bicycle courier Cargo Velo had some 3 000 delivery trips made by cargo bikes, which delivery vansThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2021
A group of 22 coeds working under Solar Team Eindhoven has just unveiled Stella Vita, the world’s first entirely solar-powered camper. TheThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2021
Several American companies – American Airlines, Microsoft, Bank of America, and General Motors, among others – have donated a total of oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2021
If your ‘flygskam’ (flying shame) level is high and you can spare a few extra days, why not take a sailboat for your next trip? To Corsica oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 21, 2021
Cadillac opened reservations for its first electric model Lyriq presented in April at the weekend – and closed them again only a few minutThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2021
Renault wants to conclude a new social agreement on its triennial plan (2022-2024). This foresees hiring 2 500 new employees and licensing 2This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2021
Federal Minister for Mobility Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants Belgium’s national railway company NMBS/SNCB to introduce a special train pass This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US’s official measurement and verification body for consumption figures of cars, has a new wiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2021
More than six out of ten companies in Belgium (60,9%) want their employees present on the work floor for at least three days a week. One in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2021
Ford has started pre-production of its first all-electric pickup, the F-150 Lightning. It is assembled in its specially erected Rouge ElectrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 20, 2021
The Belgian students of the Agoria Solar Team have claimed their second consecutive victory in the iLumen European Solar Challenge (iESC), aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
The Brussels Motor Show (BMS) in January 2022 will take place. VW Group importer D’Ieteren is still dropping out, but the Stellantis groThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
On 22 September 1981, French President François Mitterrand inaugurated the first high-speed rail TGV connection between Paris and Lyon. SinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
MG is a Chinese brand that can launch the right product at the right time, as today the brand is bringing out a semi-premium SUV at a startiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
The British-Dutch oil and gas company, Shell, plans to construct a large production unit for biofuels at the Shell Energy and Park RotterdamThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
It’s been six years now since Dieselgate shook up the entire auto world. Yesterday, the trial in Braunschweig (Germany) began against 4 VW mThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
Of course, it’s no surprise that the upcoming 5 Series will get an all-electric version when BMW unveils the next generation in 2023. BMW alThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
Next Sunday, the car is taboo, and pedestrians and cyclists rule the Belgian roads. Car-Free Sunday, which traditionally is part of MobilityThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
Flemish Mobility Minister Lydia Peeters (Open Vld) wants to reorganize 125 junctions of Flemish regional roads this year and make them conflThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
According to Statbel, the Belgian statistical office, the Belgian car fleet counted exactly 5 927 912 registered passenger cars on August 1sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 17, 2021
General Motors advises its Chevrolet Bolt customers to park their car at least 50 feet (15 m) away from other vehicles and on the top floor This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2021
A British study by French energy provider EDF shows that SUV drivers in the UK could save up to almost 9 million tons of CO2 a year by switcThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2021
After discussions with leading investors and major oil and gas companies, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has deThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2021
One-in-four of the new employees at Deloitte prefers an electric company car. That’s why the consultancy company ordered 240 Mini Cooper SE This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2021
After successfully launching its shared e-scooter platform in more than 70 cities across Europe, the Swedish Voi is introducing its service This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2021
Energy supplier Brusol, an initiative of solar panel company EnergyVision, aims to install a thousand semi-public charging stations in the BThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2021
According to the European car manufacturers association, ACEA car sales figures for July and August are almost one-fifth lower than last yeaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 16, 2021
Ford Motor Company is setting up with Walmart, America’s biggest grocer, a pilot for self-driving delivery service in Austin (Texas), Miami This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 15, 2021
An association of Flemish entrepreneurs (Vlaamse Ondernemers) asks authorities to install a budget-neutral smart form of road pricing as sooThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 15, 2021
Demand for electric Volvo’s is going strong. To meet that growing demand Volvo Cars Ghent is scouting for an extra workforce of 500 people MThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 15, 2021
The booming market for second-hand cars in Belgium demands new measurements. According to the Secretary of State for Consumer Protection, EvThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 15, 2021
The Punch Group, owned by the Belgian Dumarey family, has placed an official bid to take over Nissan’s three Catalan factories in Spain to bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 15, 2021
Flanders already has 238 average speed checks, but Minister for Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), wants to install 161 more – spread oveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
Mobia, the cooperation between Belgian car federation Febiac, garage sector federation Traxio, and the leasing federation Renta, has presentThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
From 16 to 22 September, Belgium will host Mobility Week, organized for the 25th time this year. In Brussels, Flanders, and Wallonia, variouThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
For the second time in a row, leasing company ALD Automotive organized a survey to analyze bicycle use among Dutch professionals. The concluThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
While the EU still has to agree on a proposed ban on new sales of internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2035, Italy apparently is lobbying beThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
Mobibus, the interactive and traveling exhibition of mobility and traffic safety, will focus on children with special needs this school yearThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
The number of passengers on the trains of the Belgian railway company NMBS/SNCB and the subways of the Brussels transport company MIVB/STIB This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
Under the flag of its Components department, German carmaker Volkswagen opened in Salzgitter on Monday one of Europe’s most sophisticated baThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 14, 2021
Bebat, the Belgian non-profit organization collecting used batteries, and Brussels Environment, the public service for the environment in thThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2021
The Flemish government had signed a contract with the private German-American company ViaVan to operate the Flemish mobility center. This ceThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2021
Volvo has upgraded the plug-in hybrid powertrains on its large SPA platform. As a result, in the 60 and 90 series Recharge models, the electThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2021
The federal government has decided to ban palm and soybean oil for transport as of 2023. Basically, both products are biofuels, but they’re This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2021
Waiting on the Brussels Region’ Taxi Plan, the sector has come up with its own proposals regarding the operating conditions of chauffeur-driThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2021
According to a press release, Chinese luxury electric carmaker NIO announced in the aftermath of the Munich IAA motor show that it will debuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 13, 2021
Between Tuesday the 5th of September and Sunday the 12th, the German IAA Motor Show in Munich took place. It not only changed location, but This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 10, 2021
In par with its latest EQS and EQE, Mercedes-Benz is going all-out on electric cars. That also includes their iconic Geländewagen or G-ClasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 10, 2021
While the growing popularity of SUVs is still undeniable, the trend seems to be shifting from bulky, off-road-like cars to sleeker, lower, aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 10, 2021
Flemish Minister of Home Affairs, Bart Somers (Open Vld), wants to encourage Flemish cities and municipalities to focus more on electric shaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 10, 2021
The Flemish government has received 220 proposals following a project call for semi-public charging stations in the private domain. These reThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 09, 2021
Brussels public transport’s CEO, Brieux de Meeûs, has confirmed in an interview: the operator’s new Mobility as a Service (MaaS) app will bThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 09, 2021
Toyota plans to invest a total of 1,5 trillion yen (some € 11.5 billion) in expanding its battery production and battery development by 20This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
September 09, 2021
At the IAA Mobility, Porsche presented its purely electric customer motorsport vision with the Mission R concept. The concept car is intendeThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
