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ACEA: 100-fold increase of e-trucks needed to meet EU targets
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 22, 2021


European truck makers estimate that around 200 000 zero-emission trucks will have to be in operation by 2030 to meet the CO2 targets for heavy-duty trucks. Based on new data from the European Manufacturers Association ACEA, this would require a […]


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Deloitte: ‘one in three Belgians planning EV purchase’
Joris Van Roy Posted On January 21, 2021


According to Deloitte’s 2021 Global Automotive Consumer Study, one out of three Belgians is planning to opt for an electric car for his next car purchase. Almost all of them (91%) say the pandemic didn’t change their initial idea of […]


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‘Transportation poverty’ in every section of Belgian population
Luc Joris Posted On January 21, 2021


Transport poverty occurs in every section of the Belgian population, and there are five profiles of less mobile Belgians. This is the conclusion of a study by Mobiel 21 and the Network Sustainable Mobility (Netwerk Duurzame Mobiliteit), in cooperation with […]


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StoreDot: ‘five-minute charging becoming commercial reality’
Joris Van Roy Posted On January 20, 2021


Israeli battery developer StoreDot has made its first – in China produced – ultra fast-charging batteries samples available to showcase to possible manufacturers in the electronics or EV sector. StoreDot showed in 2019 already an electric scooter with its experimental […]


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Stellantis CEO Tavares: ‘We will save our brands and our jobs’
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 20, 2021


With his first press conference in a very austere setting, Carlos Tavares, the newly appointed CEO of the Stellantis PSA/FCA merger, outlined the great lines of what will be Stellantis. Stellantis will be formed by no less than 14 brands, […]


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BMW Group Belux organizes its own motor show in home turf
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 20, 2021


With the slogan ‘BMW Group goes Phygital’, the Belgian BMW importer organizes a flexible digital and physical commercial offensive. In compensation for the postponement of the annual Brussels Motor Show, many importers have searched for alternative solutions. January is traditionally […]


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ACEA: ‘2020 saw biggest drop in car demand ever’
Joris Van Roy Posted On January 19, 2021


With a drop of -23,7%, passenger car registrations in the EU27 saw the biggest drop in car demand ever. 3 086 439 fewer new cars were sold, with a total of 9,9 million. December (-3,3%) couldn’t buck the trend to […]


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Brussels region expands enforcement of new Zone 30
Luc Joris Posted On January 19, 2021


Thanks to investments in radars and average speed checks, the Brussels police zones are going to carry out targeted checks and impose fines for compliance with the 30 km/hour rule that has been in place in the Capital Region since […]


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From February, one ticket for Brussels public transport
Luc Joris Posted On January 18, 2021


With the new Brupass XL tickets and season tickets, as from 1 February, there will be a single ticket and a common fare for public transport in Brussels and an extended zone of 11,5 km around the capital region and […]


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SNCF sounds alarm bell: ‘Eurostar in bad financial health’
Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 18, 2021


Eurostar, the company that organizes the fast train connection between France and Great Britain, is on the verge of bankruptcy. Now that there is only one train a day, the company urgently needs support. The French railway company SNCF sounded […]


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D’Ieteren: new name, logo, and organizational structure
Félix Bouland Posted On January 15, 2021


Belgian historical automotive importer D’Ieteren Auto changes its name to become ‘D’Ieteren’. Although maybe not clear to non-insiders at first sight, the new identity should position it along with the group’s other activities (Belron, Moleskine, and D’Ieteren Immo) and mark […]


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‘Why not introduce 30-kph zones in all Flemish cities?’
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 15, 2021


Flemish Members of Parliament Annick Lambrecht (sp.a) and Stijn Bex (Groen) want to discuss the possible introduction of 30-kph zones in Flemish city centers. In an opinion article in the newspaper De Morgen, they plead for the measure, arguing that […]


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Groupe Renault announces strategic plan ‘Renaulution’
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 14, 2021


On Thursday, Renault Group CEO Luca de Meo announced a new strategic plan, called Renaulution. The aim is to shift the group’s strategy from volume to value. The plan is structured in three phases: resurrection (up to 2023), renovation (up […]


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Stellantis: starting the real work
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 14, 2021


Stellantis, the recently approved fusion between FCA and PSA, has been welcomed positively. Now the real work starts. Is the new group going to ignore the huge Chinese market? What about synergies? What about financial welfare? Questions to ask, answers […]


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Alain Visser, CEO of Lynk & Co (2): ‘We are the wild horse in the stable’
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 13, 2021


Alain Visser, CEO of Lynk & Co, preaches the revolution. He doesn’t want to sell cars anymore, he wants to lend them monthly, and he wants his clients to share them. In this second part of the interview, he explains […]


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Dutch Fastned sells more electricity despite pandemic
Joris Van Roy Posted On January 13, 2021


Dutch fast-charging network Fastned has sold 14% more electricity in Q4 (a total of 3,3 GWh) in the five countries it’s active in, despite the pandemic limiting commuter traffic with people working from home. Underlying factors are a strong growth […]


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Why are most (company) cars white?
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 13, 2021


Many cars sold worldwide over the past decade were white, and even today, the number of white cars in traffic is impressive. But why? Is it a question of fashion? Or is it a technology-related trend? Let’s try to find […]


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Alain Visser, CEO of Lynk & Co (1): ‘We go for another business model’
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 12, 2021


The Belgian Alain Visser is Lynk & Co’s CEO, the Chinese Geely daughter who intends to change things on the car market. Many new and sometimes controversial ideas come from or are stimulated by the CEO — no better reason […]


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Daimler meets EU CO2 targets in 2020 by tripling ‘xEV’ sales
Joris Van Roy Posted On January 12, 2021


German carmaker Daimler is confident it will meet the European CO2 targets set for 2020 by tripling car sales of its Mercedes brand’s ‘xEVs’, plug-in hybrids (PHEV), and battery-electric cars (BEV) combined. On a total passenger car sales of 2,1 […]


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Interesting Chinese EV newcomer Aiways U5: we drove it
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 11, 2021


The coming year will see a small avalanche of new Chinese brands on European markets, a lot of them producing electric vehicles. Aiways is one of them, and with a little delay due to corona, the first product, a full-electric […]


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Magnette: ‘No kilometer tax in Brussels before 2024’
Luc Joris Posted On January 11, 2021


“The Brussels city toll will certainly not be introduced during this legislature, not before 2024.” That is what Paul Magnette, President of the PS, says in the business newspaper L’Echo/De Tijd. In a reaction, Brussels Prime Minister Rudi Vervoort (PS) […]


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GM’s new logo to emphasize new electric identity
Gert Verhoeven Posted On January 11, 2021


General Motors wants a cleaner image with products that will increasingly be electrified and that includes a new logo. The new logo will be used mainly at corporate level and will not be visible on the cars, as they are […]


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Corona and absence of motor show impact car buying intentions
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 8, 2021


Sector federation Traxio organized a market survey to see if the corona pandemic and the absence of a ‘live’ motor show impact buying intentions. 24%  of the respondents say that corona impacts their buying intention; more than 17% say the […]


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EVs booming: Chinese see homemade as better value
Félix Bouland Posted On January 8, 2021


The market of electric cars has found a new youth in China during the past year, having grown by 8%, according to data from the Chinese Associations of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). And it will continue to do so, as government […]


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Interview: the new faces at PSA Belux
Joris Van Roy Posted On January 7, 2021


Dutchman Bas Viveen, an ‘automotive veteran’ with mileage at Renault, Nissan, Peugeot, and Opel/Vauxhall Europe, runs Peugeot Belux for a few months already from August 2020. His colleague CEO at Citroën Belux, Frenchman Damien Martin-Cocher, just arrived from Ukraine, finishing […]


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Volvo triples electric production in Ghent and will build V40 successor
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 7, 2021


Volvo Cars reported the strongest second-half sales numbers in the company’s history in 2020, as fast-growing demand for its electrified cars boosted the company’s recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic impact. The company will triple its electric production in Ghent and […]


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The car market (2): EVs booming, over 50% in Norway
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 6, 2021


All over the world, car sales have suffered from the corona pandemic. However, 2020 is also the year of the beginning breakthrough of the electric car. On Tuesday, we paid attention to our home market and close neighbors; this time, […]


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Antwerp Oosterweel mega-project can start on right river bank
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 6, 2021


The Antwerp Oosterweel project’s construction works – the so-called ‘construction site of the century’ – can finally start on the right bank of the river Scheldt in the summer of this year. The preparatory works on the left bank already […]


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Vanishing business trips threaten airline and hotel profit margins
Félix Bouland Posted On January 5, 2021


With 80% of events, shows, and congresses canceled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the profitable world of business trips and the related mobility solutions are in dire need. In the air, 20% of business passengers usually represent 80% […]


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Stellantis is a fact, who are the men behind it?
Tony Verhelle Posted On January 5, 2021


On Monday, the shareholders of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA)  and Peugeot S.A. (PSA) approved the merger of FCA and Groupe PSA to create Stellantis N.V. by an overwhelming majority (with more than 99% of the votes cast in favor of […]


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Brussels City 30: are cars more polluting at 30 km/h?
Luc Joris Posted On January 4, 2021


Since 1 January, Brussels is a 30 km/hour zone, except for the major axes where the speed limit remains 50 or 70 km/hour. While the reduction in speed in the city has led to undeniable progress in road safety, the […]


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Germany to close coal power plants and tax CO2 in 2021
Hilde Van Raemdonck Posted On January 4, 2021


Germany will introduce two energy transition projects. On the one hand, the country will invoice every ton of CO2 emitted by transport and households; on the other hand, it will gradually close a first total energy plant. According to the […]


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Will 2021 be the year of the EV breakthrough?
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 31, 2020


Until now, the major obstacle for the electric car was its price. That may change in 2021. A lot of brands are coming with new, fully electric vehicles at more affordable prices, starting around € 20 000. This should give […]


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Poland wants to quit coal mining and produce EVs
Tony Verhelle Posted On December 31, 2020


Car manufacturer Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced that it will modernize its plant in Tychy (Poland) and produce electric and electrified vehicles there, from 2022 onward. Meanwhile, the country itself wants to close all coal mines before 2049 and […]


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Amazon’s Zoox robot taxi: force to be reckoned with?
Joris Van Roy Posted On December 30, 2020


Chances are you never heard the name Zoox before. Still, after Amazon pumping $1,2 billion into the Californian start-up, the robot taxi company suddenly got out of the clouds into the bright sunlight. Just half December, it showed the world […]


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