Human hair to clean oil spills in oceans

July 26, 2021

The Green Salon Collective, founded by environmental experts, hairdressers, and eco campaigners, encourages hairdressers in the UK to recyclThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW develops ‘pick-up’ cargo bike and foldable e-scooter

July 26, 2021

German carmaker BMW is again exploring its boundaries beyond its core car and motorbike business with two new concepts in micro-mobility: a This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Daimler to invest €40 billion in accelerated electrification

July 23, 2021

At an investor day on Thursday, Daimler presented its updated plans for the switch to electric mobility. Daughter Mercedes-Benz is preparingThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Kia’s EV6 settles at 528 km homologated WLTP range

July 23, 2021

Kia has winded up its EU homologation cycles with a better than expected WLTP range for its rear-wheel-drive EV6 with the long-range (77.4kWThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Jaguar Racing commits to Formula E Gen3 era

July 23, 2021

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has announced its commitment to the Formula E Gen3 era starting in 2022-2023. The racing will be part of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels advises negative on Flemish redesign of Northern Ring

July 23, 2021

The Brussels Government has delivered negative advice on the second version of the scoping note on the redesign of the Northern Ring Road. HThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels to knock down Herrmann-Debroux viaduct

July 23, 2021

On Thursday, the Brussels government approved the Delta Herrmann-Debroux Master Development Plan (PAD). The raised road will be demolished, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Flanders counts on surplus of €32 million in traffic taxes

July 23, 2021

Thanks to the improved controls on the payment of traffic taxes, the Flemish government will rake in a surplus of 32 million euros. Since MaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BEV sales more than doubled in EU in Q2

July 23, 2021

In the second quarter of 2021, sales of battery-electric cars (BEVs) more than doubled from 3,5% market share to 7,5%, increasing by 231,6% This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Volvo takes control of Chinese production capacity

July 22, 2021

Volvo is going against the grain by taking back control of its Chinese production capacity after parent company Geely Holding helped the SweThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Van Hool to gear up battery-electric bus offensive

July 22, 2021

Belgium’s biggest bus manufacturer, Van Hool, is working behind the scenes gearing up a new electric bus offensive with a completely new linThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

From 2025, Flemish government will only buy electric cars

July 22, 2021

Flemish authorities have decided to buy or lease exclusively fully electric passenger cars as of 2025. Two years later, the same principle wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Suzuki and Daihatsu join Toyota for carbon-neutral LCVs

July 22, 2021

Suzuki Motor Corporation and Daihatsu Motor Co. are working with Toyota to develop carbon-neutral small commercial vehicles and technologiesThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

ICCT study: BEVs already emit 70% less CO2

July 22, 2021

A new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) experts finds battery-electric cars already have a better greenhouseThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VW sold 170 939 BEVs in the first half of 2021

July 22, 2021

Volkswagen AG delivered more than twice as many electric cars (BEVs) in the first half of 2021 as in the same period last year (+165,2%). ThThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hyzon to deliver 20 hydrogen refuse trucks for Australia

July 20, 2021

American fuel cell specialist Hyzon has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Australian Superior Pak for the delivery in 2022 of twentyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Austria considers ICE ban by 2030

July 20, 2021

In Austria, only zero-emission passenger cars, two-wheelers, light commercial vehicles, and heavier commercial vehicles are to be newly regiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

WaterstofNet gets Hyundai Nexo keys

July 20, 2021

WaterstofNet (HydrogenNet), the driving force behind the Hydrogen Industry Cluster (Waterstof Industrie Cluster, WIC), of which the Korean cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Personalized number plate increasingly popular

July 20, 2021

More and more people in Belgium are ready to spend 1 000 euros to have their number plates personalized. In 2020, 7 069 such plates were issThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Lightyear One solar car will be built in Finnish Valmet plant

July 20, 2021

The Dutch technology company, Lightyear, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Valmet Automotive to produce the exclusive series of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgian electric start-up Ecar files for bankruptcy

July 20, 2021

Ecar Belgian Green Vehicle, the Walloon company based in Liège that was to launch the Ecar 333, a Belgian three-wheeled electric car it preThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

First part of F11 bicycle highway bridge installed

July 19, 2021

After the construction of the tunnel under the beltway in Lier, the province of Antwerp has installed the first part of the bicycle bridge cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Fit for 55: T&E fears PHEVs will slow down EV sales

July 19, 2021

Lobbying organization Transport & Environment (T&E) is worried the EU Commission’s Fit for 55 plans to reach zero emissions by 2050 This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

IDRO: Benelux facilitates cross-border electromobility

July 19, 2021

Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg set up a joint venture to stimulate cross-border electric driving and charging. The Benelux IDRO, aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Brussels: new tram Thurn & Taxis to North and Central Station

July 19, 2021

The Brussels Government has approved the route for the new tram line between Thurn & Taxis and the North Station. At the proposal of BruThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Renault sees growth again, but has worries with EVs

July 19, 2021

For the first time, the French car manufacturer Renault sees growth again. For the first half of this year, the sales of Renault Group were This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

BMW kicks off pilot project with bidirectional charging i3s

July 16, 2021

To study the advantages of the technology, BMW has launched a pilot project on bidirectional charging, also called V2G or Vehicle-to-Grid teThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

One-quarter of bicycle accidents in Ghent caused by tram rails

July 16, 2021

One-quarter of all bicycle accidents in Ghent are caused by tram rails. That is what figures from the emergency department of the UZ Gent hoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France: Half of highway ‘aires’ have fast charging for EVs

July 16, 2021

At the time of departure for vacation in France, half of the highway ‘aires’, that is to say, 164, are now equipped with fast-charging statiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Allego will provide charging at Radisson hotels

July 16, 2021

The Dutch charging infrastructure specialist, Allego, has agreed with the Radisson Hotel Group to provide the charging infrastructure for elThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

LG Chem invests €4,4 billion in battery materials

July 16, 2021

LG Chem wants to invest €4,4 billion to expand its battery materials business for electric cars by 2025. The company also announced it wouThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Aviation sector calls kerosine tax ‘counter-productive’

July 15, 2021

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) reacts as stung by a bee to the EU Commission’s intention to tax kerosine in the future fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Oosterweel link: experts say works can continue

July 15, 2021

The works on the Oosterweel link, a mega-project designed to complete the Antwerp ring road, can be continued. This is evident from the ExcaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Dieselgate: VW to pay indemnities in the Netherlands

July 15, 2021

The dieselgate saga continues: Volkswagen has been condemned in the Netherlands to pay indemnities to 150 000 owners of VW products. Last weThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU’s Fit for 55: carmakers blow hot and cold

July 15, 2021

In an initial reaction to the EU Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ climate proposals, European carmakers are blowing hot and cold through their BrusThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

De Lijn orders 44 new hybrid buses

July 15, 2021

Flemish public transport company De Lijn has approved the purchase of 44 new plug-in hybrid buses. According to Belga, apart from that, anotThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

UK bans sales of all ICE trucks in 2040

July 15, 2021

The British government has presented a plan to decarbonize the transport sector. It includes stopping the sale of all road vehicles with intThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

EU Commission: world’s most ambitious package of climate laws

July 14, 2021

On Wednesday afternoon, the EU Commission presented the much anticipated – and feared – ‘Fit for 55’ package of 12 climate laws to make This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Hyzon 50-ton milk truck on hydrogen on Dutch roads

July 14, 2021

Dutch dairy company FrieslandCampina has commissioned its first hydrogen-driven 50-ton milk truck on the roads in the Groningen region. TodaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

French dieselgate continues with FCA Italy under investigation

July 14, 2021

After Renault, Volkswagen, and the French side of carmaker group Stellantis (Citroën and Peugeot), the French Office for the Repression of This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VW presents ‘New Auto’ strategy for 2030

July 14, 2021

On Tuesday, the Volkswagen Group presented its strategy for 2030 called ‘New Auto’. At the core of this strategy is the shift to electroThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

All-new Astra is for the first time electrified

July 14, 2021

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 beThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Oslo curtails number of e-scooters from 20 000 to 8 000

July 14, 2021

The Oslo City Council has adopted a series of restrictions on e-scooters to limit the inconvenience and accidents they can cause. To prevThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Vinfast comes to US/Europe with two new models

July 13, 2021

The Vietnamese car manufacturer Vinfast has announced that it will launch two new electric vehicles on the American and European markets in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Belgian Plan Bureau: ‘autonomous cars increase traffic’

July 13, 2021

According to a recent study from the Belgian Federal Plan Bureau, a fully automated automotive fleet would probably lead to an increase in tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Jan De Nul to install world’s largest offshore wind farm

July 13, 2021

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 lThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

JLR lures away Dyson’s CCO, Dutchman Lennard Hoorick

July 13, 2021

British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) announced Dutchman Lennard Hoorick to take up the global Chief Commercial Officer role immediately.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

France into the breach for PHEVs

July 13, 2021

France will continue to support plug-in hybrid cars despite the possible EU ban on cars with an internal combustion engine (ICE). It pleads This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

NIO gets EU certification for its battery-swapping system

July 13, 2021

Chinese start-up electric carmaker NIO has acquired CE & TÜV certifications for the NIO Power Swap Station, its DC Power Charger up to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Mobility start-up Skipr catches big fish with Deloitte

July 12, 2021

Belgian mobility start-up Skipr, from the D’Ieteren incubator LabBox, caught a big fish reeling in audit and consulting firm Deloitte BelgiuThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

VW, fairing well financially, extends contract of CEO Diess

July 12, 2021

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,This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.

Minister Peeters’ 37 measures traffic safety plan

July 12, 2021

The Flemish Minister of Mobility, Lydia Peeters (Open Vld), has the ambition to reduce the number of traffic deaths by 25% in 2025 (from 315This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.