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Recent data show an increase in used car registrations in the last two months after the lockdown in Belgium. It mitigates the total drop in sales in the first seven months of 2020 to 13,7%, making it less dramatic than […]
Mercedes-Benz’s flagship will get in its electric version, EQS, which is to be launched next year, an estimated range of 700 km (WLTP) thanks to a newly developed battery pack using Chinese CATL battery cells. The German car manufacturer, Mercedes-Benz, […]
French multinational transportation company, Keolis, has lost its initial €900-million contract definitively to provide ‘zero-emission’ public bus transport in three Dutch provinces for the next ten years. The provinces Gelderland, Overijssel, and Flevoland, decided to break the contract after it […]
Jim Hackett, Ford’s CEO since 2017, is leaving the company and will be succeeded by James D. Farley, at the moment COO of the Dearborn-based car manufacturer. Farley is a real ‘car guy’ who began his career at Ford in […]
In Germany, a court has ruled that the use of a touch screen on the dashboard of a car is considered to be manipulation of an ‘electronic device’. This, like the use of a smartphone, is prohibited while driving. Driver […]
The Belgian railway company, NMBS/SNCB, will finally consider a reservation system for people traveling to the coast, as Ostend mayor Bart Tommelein (Open Vld) urged them to do. Ostend developed in no-time a similar reservation system for people coming to […]
Umicore performed better than expected in the first half of the year, but only thanks to the recycling operations in Hoboken. It recorded revenues of €1,6 billion. Although this is down 4% on last year, earnings increased by 1% to […]
According to the latest report of automotive business intelligence supplier, Jato Dynamics, xEV sales, which are BEVs, PHEVs, and HEVs together, accounted for 16,2% in June in car sales in the 27 countries of the EU. That’s an overall growth […]
After being marginalized by low-cost air links and high-speed rail, night trains are back in favor of Western Europe. A paradox at the time when the Covid-19 pandemic is encouraging people not to stay too long with strangers in a […]
The merger between French train builder Alstom and Canadian Bombardier Transport got the green light from the EU Commission to become the world’s second-biggest rail equipment company. The new group will have a combined turnover of €15,5 billion compared to […]
Newly set up company Verkor wants to produce batteries ‘made in France’ for electric vehicles and stationary storage. The company announced on Wednesday its plan to open a ‘giga-factory’ by 2023. In the first phase, the plant will be capable […]
Luca de Meo is officially the new CEO of Renault since the 1st of July. He has started his new job with a bang. After taking the chief designer of Seat, Alejandro Mesonero-Romanos, with him (announced last Monday), he has […]
Machine assembly has started at the ITER project, an experimental thermonuclear reactor to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion. Located in Provence (southern France), the ITER site covers an area of 180 hectares. In total, its financing is estimated at […]
As a result of the corona crisis, thousands of employees of Mercedes-Benz holding Daimler will receive fewer working hours. According to employee representative Michael Brecht, redundancies were avoided in this way. From October 1st to September 30th next year, employees […]
Like all car manufacturers, the PSA Group is also suffering heavily from the corona crisis. Nevertheless, the group stays profitable, even in the first half of this corona year. It also strengthens its position in the fusion deal with FCA, […]
Thierry Bolloré, the former CEO of Renault, has been appointed as the new CEO of the Tata-owned car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover. The Indian group Tata Motors has communicated that Mr. Bolloré will take over from Ralph Speth on the […]
According to British researchers, electrified highways are the fastest and cheapest way to make cargo traffic carbon neutral. How it works It’s a system with electric overhead wires above the highway where trucks with a pantograph capture electricity to power […]
On Monday the 27th of July, Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi unveiled its new mid-term business plan under the name ‘Small but Beautiful’. The relatively small manufacturer now concentrates all efforts on its core business and markets and freezes investments in […]
Electric bikes or pedelecs are gaining ground at the expense of the classic bicycle. In addition to the classic variants such as the city bike and the tough mountain bike, new e-bike niches are emerging such as these custom e-bike. […]
Plastic garbage is choking our planet, but breaking the wave of pollution still seems possible. On the other hand, some sources of pollution are, at this stage, difficult to limit. For example, microplastics generated by tire wear contribute ‘predominantly’ to […]
According to a study ordered by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), nearly one-quarter of all road deaths in the EU is the consequence of an accident involving trucks. In 2018, accidents with vehicles of more than 3,5 tons made […]
The electric car manufacturer, Tesla, returned to profit in the second quarter. With a net profit of $104 million ($2,18 per share), the brand is doing much better than analysts who predicted a loss. The figures are vastly improved compared […]
Last week, Nissan presented its second full-electric passenger car, the Ariya. It’s also the sign for the new Nissan strategy to be developed. We had a brief virtual meeting with the CEO and COO and spoke with the newly appointed […]
Audi is teaming up with Hager Group, a German world leader in electrical installations in a research project to make its e-tron capable of fully bi-directional charging. That means that the car can store electricity from the house’s solar panels […]
The talks dragged on for months, but an agreement has finally been reached on support for Brussels Airlines. The rescue operation amounts to €460 million: €290 million via a loan until 2026 from the Belgian federal government, and a capital […]
The Colruyt family, the family that gave its name to one of the biggest retailers in Belgium, has invested in VoltStorage. This German start-up produces big batteries for home-storage of locally produced electricity (solar panels, wind…) Via their private holding […]
Forming an ’emergency lane’ to give priority vehicles a clear path through traffic jams, will be mandatory in Belgium from October 1st. The law proposal from MP Joris Vandenbroucke (sp.a) was voted in the parliament on June 11th, but an […]
French train manufacturer, Alstom, has presented the new TGV ‘of the future’ in its La Rochelle site. This new train made out of recycled materials, which consumes 20% less energy and transports one fifth more passengers, should enter service in […]
The corona crisis is causing problems at bus builder Van Hool in Lier. Orders are down, turnover is plummeting, 300 people have been laid off at the factory in Macedonia, 70 temporary jobs have been cut in Belgium, and construction […]
The traffic junction of the Brussels Ring Road and the A201 to Brussels Airport will be completely renewed from 2022 onwards. Instead of a multitude of entrances and exits, traffic will be brought together in the middle at a single […]
German car manufacturer, BMW, has concluded a long-term agreement with the Swedish battery manufacturer, Northvolt, for sustainably manufactured battery cells. As of 2024, the order volume would turn around 2 billion euros. The cells will be produced in the Northvolt […]
The corona health crisis has given the sales of bicycles in Belgium and the Netherlands an unprecedented boost. Demand is so high that manufacturers cannot deliver due to the lack of components. Also, in the Netherlands, the sales of e-bikes […]
A study by Dutch environmental research and advise bureau, CE Delft, based on the comparison of a classic gasoline Golf, the e-Golf, and the fuel cell Toyota Mirai concludes that there is no real future for the hydrogen car. The […]
On Wednesday, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group revealed the name of the new concern: Stellantis. The new group will be the fourth in the world volume-wise, and the third worldwide when you consider turnover. Stellantis comes from the Latin […]
After several years of increase, the average CO2 emissions of new cars in Belgium have decreased 8,6 grams per kilometer. CO2 emissions have never been so low. This is apparent from an analysis by Febiac, the Belgian federation for cars […]
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