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The works on the Oosterweel link, a mega-project designed to complete the Antwerp ring road, can be continued. This is evident from the Excavation Committee of Experts’ report, which was investigated at the request of Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia […]
The dieselgate saga continues: Volkswagen has been condemned in the Netherlands to pay indemnities to 150 000 owners of VW products. Last week, there was a similar verdict in Italy. The consumer organization Stichting Car Claim has been vindicated by […]
In an initial reaction to the EU Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate proposals, European carmakers are blowing hot and cold through their Brussels-based federation ACEA. European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) says it is “eager to study the full details” to […]
Flemish public transport company De Lijn has approved the purchase of 44 new plug-in hybrid buses. According to Belga, apart from that, another 280 hybrid buses will be transformed into e-hybrid buses. “Those buses represent the next step in emission-free […]
The British government has presented a plan to decarbonize the transport sector. It includes stopping the sale of all road vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) by 2040. The end date for passenger cars was already set for 2030 – […]
On Wednesday afternoon, the EU Commission presented the much anticipated – and feared – ‘Fit for 55’ package of 12 climate laws to make the target of 55% CO2 reduction by 2030 agreed by the member states a reality. So […]
Dutch dairy company FrieslandCampina has commissioned its first hydrogen-driven 50-ton milk truck on the roads in the Groningen region. Today, only there is enough hydrogen filling infrastructure to roll out H2-trucks, says FrieslandCampina. But it is looking to expand to […]
After Renault, Volkswagen, and the French side of carmaker group Stellantis (Citroën and Peugeot), the French Office for the Repression of Fraud (DGCCRF) has put FCA Italy under investigation for suspicions of massive fraud in the anti-pollution controls of diesel […]
On Tuesday, the Volkswagen Group presented its strategy for 2030 called ‘New Auto’. At the core of this strategy is the shift to electromobility and the phasing out of the combustion engine, but it goes a step further. The VW […]
Two plug-in hybrid versions are driving the launch of Opel’s Astra. A field player in the popular compact class, which is one of Europe’s best-selling segments. In its sixth generation, the Astra adopts the EMP2 underpinnings from its sister models […]
The Oslo City Council has adopted a series of restrictions on e-scooters to limit the inconvenience and accidents they can cause. To prevent accidents that often occur at night when people are drunk, from August, the use of e-scooters will […]
Air pollution in the busy streets of Amsterdam is three times as high as in low-traffic streets. That is the conclusion of a two-year study – the Air View project – an initiative of Google, the University of Utrecht, and […]
The Vietnamese car manufacturer Vinfast has announced that it will launch two new electric vehicles on the American and European markets in March 2022. Vinfast is a daughter company of Vingroup, the biggest private conglomerate in Vietnam. Vinfast was created […]
According to a recent study from the Belgian Federal Plan Bureau, a fully automated automotive fleet would probably lead to an increase in traffic and a drop in average speed in already congestion-prone zones. The study’s author points out that […]
Belgian dredging company Jan De Nul has signed a contract with Dogger Bank Wind Farm to transport and install all 244 wind turbines of the largest offshore wind farm in the world. It will be situated in the North Sea, […]
British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced Dutchman Lennard Hoorick to take up the global Chief Commercial Officer role immediately. Hoorick, who has a background in telecom and consumer electronics, joined the British vacuum cleaner company that once showed ambition […]
On Friday, D’Ieteren announced that it is investing € 1,2 billion in forklift trucks specialist TVH Parts. On Monday, they made public that three new shareholders are coming on board at car glass repairer Belron, known for the Carglass brand, […]
France will continue to support plug-in hybrid cars despite the possible EU ban on cars with an internal combustion engine (ICE). It pleads for an exception for PHEVs when new ICE vehicles sales will be forbidden. Tomorrow the European Commission […]
Chinese start-up electric carmaker NIO has acquired CE & TÜV certifications for the NIO Power Swap Station, its DC Power Charger up to 180kW, and NIO’s AC wall box called ‘Power Home’. As a result, it now can roll out […]
Belgian mobility start-up Skipr, from the D’Ieteren incubator LabBox, caught a big fish reeling in audit and consulting firm Deloitte Belgium, which employs 4 500 people in the country. For the start-up, adding Deloitte to its client list means more […]
At the end of last week, Volkswagen Group announced an operating benefit of €11 billion for the first half of 2021. At the same gathering, the contract of CEO Herbert Diess was prolonged until 2025. “Deliveries have been resumed solidly […]
The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has the ambition to reduce the number of traffic deaths by 25% in 2025 (from 315 to 237), 50% in 2030 (still 158), and she aims at a zero vision by […]
D’Ieteren is taking a 40% stake in TVH Parts. The Waregem (Belgium) headquartered TVH Parts is a global, independent leader in aftermarket parts of forklifts, industrial construction, and agricultural equipment. The investment amounts to 1,172 billion euro, according to the […]
Blue Corner, the European subsidiary of the American EV-charging solutions provider, Blink Charging, has signed a contract to sell and operate EV charging stations at the KUL Leuven campuses across Belgium. The sales and operations contract is valued at 1,5 […]
On Monday, the third experimental ‘eHighway’ was opened in Germany, a 3,4 km stretch on the national B 462 road between Kuppenheim and Gaggenau. Electric trucks can get their energy directly from the catenary while driving, using a pantograph on […]
As one of the last big car groups, Stellantis has presented its new electrification strategy. The multi-brand group wants to achieve 70% of its sales in Europe and 40% in the USA with ‘low-emission vehicles’ by 2030. In Europe, Opel […]
The European Commission has closed the antitrust investigation against German carmakers Daimler, BMW, and Volkswagen with a settlement and a total fine of €875 million for two of them. BMW has to pay 372,8 million, VW 502,3 million. Daimler gets […]
From the end of August, a 30 km/hour speed limit will apply in almost all of Paris, except for the ring road around the French capital, the so-called Boulevards des Maréchaux and some traffic axes. The green Alderman for Transport, […]
Together with parent company Geely Holding, Volvo Cars has now officially created its joint venture for future powertrain operations, as was announced earlier. The new company is called Aurobay and aims to be a global supplier of complete powertrains, including […]
After months of test-riding, the Brussels public transport company, MIVB/STIB, has finally introduced the new M7 subway carriage. Since September 2020, the company has organized test rides without any passengers on board. Now, passengers are welcome, and the new carriage […]
While the Brussels Government has made it clear it will ban ICE vehicles by 2035, it lacks interest in investing in alternative technology, the Brussels Hydrogen Collective bemoans. Flanders and Wallonia are investing in hydrogen research, the latter recently agreeing […]
BMW and Daimler have both registered serious increases in their sales of electrified vehicles during the first half of 2021. Growth was +148,5% for BMW and + 305% for Daimler. However, both groups made adjustments to their production program to […]
The multimodal route planner for Antwerp’s urban mobility project ‘Smart Ways to Antwerp’ has been given a few extra applications. From now on, the website and app also show you taxis and various shared vehicles as possible means of transport […]
After having already announced a partnership with petrol station group MAES to bring 300 to 350 fast-charging stations in Belgium, Dutch EV fast-charging specialist Yeet! Power now announces that 16 of them will be located in Brussels and 65 in […]
Wednesday, July 7th, twelve business leaders gathered in Paris to talk about ways to further support the EU Green Deal. The European CEO Alliance, as the group is called, is convinced that tackling climate change will require a collective effort […]
