The EU compromise on 35% CO2 reduction in 2030, concluded by the European Environmental Ministers in Luxembourg on Thursday, raised a storm of reactions ranging from ‘too little and disappointing’ over ‘acceptable and feasible’ to ‘unrealistic and dangerous’. An overview. […]
According to a study published by the French consumer association, UFC, the total cost of ownership (TCO) of an electric car is lower than that of a petrol or diesel car if you keep it more than 4 years. The […]
In Europe only a few ‘contract vehicle manufacturer’ car factories produce cars for different brands, such as VDL Nedcar. In the past few years Nedcar produced Mini and BMW models but today the sales volumes of these models drop and […]
The EU member countries have finally reached an agreement on the reduction of CO2 emissions for cars: in 2030 this reduction has to be 35%, a compromise between the Commission’s proposal (30%) and the aim of the European Parliament (40%). […]
The city of Antwerp is going to invest in self-driving shuttles for public transport, connecting the left and right bank of the river Scheldt. They will make a connection with the pre-subway, the pedestrian tunnel (under the river Scheldt) and […]
On Tuesday, the Berlin administrative court or Verwaltungsgericht has ordered city government to take measures to ban diesel cars (except Euro 6) from 11 major axes in the inner city from July 2019. A ‘slap in the face’ of Angela […]
In Halle near Brussels, Belgium’s second public hydrogen (H2) fueling station was opened on Monday, an initiative under the DATS24 fuel station brand of the Colruyt supermarket group. The first dedicated H2 station was opened in April 2016 close to […]
In the race to the electric car Asia has taken the lead. Will the European or American car industry be able to catch up? Much depends on who will win the battery struggle… Due to dieselgate and its still growing […]
The European car industry reacts furiously to the 40% CO2 reduction targets voted in the European Parliament last week. “The vote proves that the power of the car sector is waning”, says Kathleen Van Brempt (sp.a), Belgian member of the […]
With the launch of the Nexo as the successor of the ix35 FCEV, South Korean car maker, Hyundai, is in the forefront of hydrogen technology for cars again. Our first test with the car on the road confirmed the fine […]
On Wednesday the European Parliament has voted to enforce car manufacturers to reduce CO2 emissions of new cars by 40% in 2030, 10% more than the Commission proposed. Next step is to start negotiations with the member states’ environmental ministers, […]
On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron held a gala diner for the automotive industry gathering in Paris for the Motor Show. Macron offered the CEOs a deal: he will renegotiate the future emission standards of 2030 if car manufacturers can […]
Denmark is planning to forbid the sale of cars driving on diesel or petrol only as from 2030, as was announced by Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, in the Danish Parliament on Tuesday. Denmark wants to ban all cars with […]
In the margin of the Paris Motorshow, Dutch navigation and digital map expert, TomTom, has signed new deals with BMW and the PSA Group (Peugeot, Citroën, DS and Opel/Vauxhall). Financial details weren’t released, but on the Amsterdam stock market shares […]
After a long nightly debate on Monday, the German government coalition has reached an internal agreement on how to make German – and foreign – car makers pay for premiums and hardware updates for owners of older diesels in fourteen […]
As of Tuesday October 2, the Stint is no longer allowed on public roads in the Netherlands. The risk for accidents is too high, as was shown yesterday in a preliminary investigation by the Environmental and Transport Inspectorate (ILT). The […]
Belgian importer of all Volkswagen AG Group brands, D’Ieteren, is going through a revolution by pushing digital technologies, online sales and promoting electric cars. Starting next year, clients will be able to buy their cars online while their new VW […]
Four Belgian engineers are going to have a shot in May 2019 at having the first solar boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean completely autonomous from Sable-d’Olonnes (France) to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. The boat will find its own way […]
After the dieselgate scandal of 2015, sales of diesel-powered cars have dropped in the EU from 50% to 36%. Yet this fuel still powers more than three quarters of company cars because of its economical competitiveness. According to experts, the […]
An estimated 150.000 Flemish citizens live on places where the European air pollution limits are exceeded, according to a remarkable Flemish measuring experiment, CurieuzeNeuzen (‘Curious Noses’), an initiative supported by 20.000 households. Air pollution has decreased significantly the last few […]
French car manufacturer group, PSA, wants to create a joint venture with Belgium-based gearbox manufacturer, Punch Powertrain, for the production of the e-DCT transmission in its Metz plant. By 2024, 600.000 mild hybrid transmissions should be produced per year. After […]
Modern diesel engines of the Euro 6d Temp standard emit up to 85% less nitrogen dioxides (NOx) than Euro 5 and Euro 6b engines, says German mobility organization ADAC after measuring 25 new diesel cars. “Unfortunately, nobody wants to hear […]
Swede Ola Källenius (49) is going to take the wheel from Daimler CEO, Dieter Zetsche (65), in May 2019. It was written in the stars for some time already, but on Wednesday Zetsche made it ‘official’ in his presentation speech. […]
Belgian car manufacturers and importers association Febiac are convinced nitrogen oxide emissions from cars will be halved by 2025 and believe an even bigger decrease is possible when the right decisions are made. “The largely improved technology in all cars, […]
Forcing stricter emission standards – a 45% reduction in CO2 by 2030 compared to 2021 – would create nearly 151.000 new jobs in car industry, while losing 59.000 on the traditional production lines. That’s what the EU Commission figured out. […]
In Leuven (Belgium), the number of households sharing cars has gone up with 35% the past 1,5 year, which is one of the highest scores, related to the number of inhabitants. Alderman for the Environment, Mohamed Ridouani (sp.a) even has […]
After Umicore and Melexis, Solvay is the third major Belgian company to focus on or to profit from the breakthrough of electric cars. Solvay will increase production of PVDF, a polymer that makes rechargeable batteries lighter and more energy-efficient. Departing […]
In four years, the monthly drivers’ income from a ride-hailing service company, like Uber or Lyft, has halved in the United States, as is the conclusion of a study by American’s first bank, JPMorgan Chase. Reason for the sudden decrease […]
Oslo, with its 675.000 inhabitants, is preparing for ‘a war on cars’ and ‘is seriously violating freedom’, critics in the Norwegian capital say, now city government is forcing the car – including the electric one – more and more out […]
This Sunday, Porsche CEO, Oliver Blume, announced that the Zuffenhausen brand will not produce or develop any diesel cars anymore. Tangled in the dieselgate scandal, Porsche is the first German car manufacturer to completely drop diesel. The brand will focus […]
In a meeting with Quentin Lestavel, Country Manager of Drivy, the leading European car sharing platform, he confirms that car sharing is booming and that people can even make a living out of it. “At the Midi Station in the […]
Dutch railway network company, ProRail, hopes to start the first live tests with a self-driving freight train on the Betuwe line at the end of this year. As soon as the Environment and Transport Inspectorate gives the go-ahead, expected within […]
There is new hope for the approximately 850 workers in the Ford Aquitaine gearbox factory near Bordeaux. Punch Powerglide, already assembling auto boxes in Strassbourg, is interested in taking over the site. Last February, Ford announced stopping all investments in […]
A study of the German Air and Space Centre, DLR, ordered by Greenpeace states that the internal combustion engine (ICE) has to be abandoned in 2028 if the European Union wants to realize its climate commitments made in Paris. Greenpeace […]
Car manufacturers in the United Kingdom, like Jaguar-Land Rover and BMW, are feeling more and more awkward about a possible ‘no-deal’ scenario for the Brexit and are slowing down production to avoid too much stock they might not get rid […]
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