January 10, 2024
South Korean carmaker Hyundai unveiled in Vegas, at the start of the Consumer Electronics Show 2024, the second S-A2 concept of its four-pasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 10, 2024
Volvo has delivered – at the last moment in December 2023 – as promised, the first Chinese-built EX30 EVs to customers in Belgium, the NThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 09, 2024
While most Belgian car drivers generally stick devotedly loyal to trusted European or to lesser extent Japanese quality, and up to 80% don’tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 05, 2024
Last year’s new car sales in the United States are nearing pre-pandemic times, with +13% more vehicles sold in 2023, or 15,5 million units iThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 04, 2024
Japanese two-wheeler specialist Yamaha Motor has created a new European daughter, Enyring GmbH, headquartered in Berlin (Germany), to offer This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 04, 2024
Volkswagen is betting on American solid-state pioneer QuantumScape in the race for the ‘Holy Grail’ of EV batteries, and its European PowerCThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2024
According to a draft document the Italian press agency ANSA could lay hands on, the Italian government is playing around with the idea of suThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 03, 2024
Volkswagen Anhui – former JAC-Volkswagen – has started building Seat’s sporty daughter Cupra’s second EV, the Tavascan, in the Anhui pThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 02, 2024
A new study by the British Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) comparing four popular electric cars available on the second-hand marThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
January 02, 2024
Honda and Isuzu have started on-road testing in Japan of their jointly-developed ‘Giga Fuel Cell’ truck, a 12-meter long, 25-ton truck equipThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 29, 2023
The Škoda Enyaq 60 GO is the latest of a series of electric vehicles in Belgium that sees its bare price plunge with an attractive €6 310This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 28, 2023
JAC, China’s partly state-owned EV maker, controlled by Volkswagen, has launched the world’s first mass-produced electric car, equipped withThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 28, 2023
E-bikes tend to weigh a lot – at least 22 to 25 kg on average – mainly due to their battery and motor, but this can be improved, as the This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 27, 2023
Japanese motorbike and marine engine manufacturer Yamaha will present at the next Miami Boat show in February 2024 a prototype of a 5.6 liteThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 26, 2023
The Belgian oil tanker company Euronav, specializing in the transportation and storage of crude oil, is gearing up for a ‘greener’ future wiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 26, 2023
The day before Christmas, at Nio Day 2023, the Chinese premium EV maker took off the wraps of its new ‘executive flagship sedan’, the ET9, wThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
South Korean carmaker Kia has announced that Marc Hedrich, the current CEO of the brand in France, will join the European regional headquartThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
Belgian Alain Visser, founder and driving force behind Swedish-Chinese Lynk & Co, is unexpectedly leaving the company “to pursue other oThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 21, 2023
Swedish-Swiss multinational ABB will supply Volvo’s factories in Torslanda (Sweden) and Daqing (China) next year with 1 300 robots to build This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 20, 2023
Owning an ultra-rare wide-bodied competition 1993 Porsche 964 RSR 3.8, of which only 51 were built, might be a distant dream for a classic cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 19, 2023
William Li, founder, chairman, and CEO of Chinese premium EV brand NIO, has personally proven the capacities of the earlier announced semi-cThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 18, 2023
After creating a foiling glass lounge boat with BMW and presenting it in June at the Cannes Film Festival, German electric boat start-up TydThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 15, 2023
Swedish-Chinese Geely daughter Zeekr has presented a newly in-house developed 800 V lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery to be used in its nThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 13, 2023
Three years after the initial announcement, the world’s first hydrogen-powered tugboat, baptized appositely ‘Hydrotug 1’, has arrived at itsThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 12, 2023
German carmaker Volkswagen announced that bi-directional charging is finally available with the ID. Software 3.5 version or higher to all neThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 12, 2023
Zeekr, the Chinese-Swedish sister brand of Volvo and Lynk & Co, has delivered its first electric car in Europe, an Electric Blue Zeekr 0This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 11, 2023
Belgian industrial entrepreneur Guido Dumarey has finished his third acquisition this year, with the take-over of the British Woodall NicholThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 08, 2023
Italo-French-US carmaker Stellantis embraces battery-swapping technology from Californian start-up Ample to equip a Free2Move car-sharing flThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 07, 2023
Belgian start-up Solhyd, a spin-off of KU Leuven University, announced securing six million euros of seed capital from ‘a group of experiencThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 06, 2023
Symbio, the equally owned joint venture between French automotive supplier Forvia Group (Faurecia and Hella), French tire giant Michelin, anThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 05, 2023
The CEOs of five of the world’s biggest shipping companies called at the COP28 for an end date for fossil-only powered newly built ships in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 04, 2023
The world’s biggest battery maker today, Chinese CATL, just announced it has finished testing its own EV skateboard platform to be used by tThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
December 01, 2023
Geely, one of China’s top four-passenger car manufacturers and parent company to Volvo, is joining forces with Chinese NIO to co-develop swaThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 30, 2023
From December 1st, 2023, the Flemish government won’t allow a tolerance period of one year anymore for replacing defective diesel particle fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 29, 2023
The 37th edition of Belgian mobility organization VAB’s ‘Family Car of the Year’ was dominated this year by the Chinese, with two out of thrThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 28, 2023
British engineering company and sports car manufacturer Lotus, under the wings of the Chinese Geely Group, has launched its own DC fast-charThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 27, 2023
Porsche has revamped its four-door sports sedan’s appearance with a more expressive sporting look and is to offer four variants of the E-HybThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 27, 2023
Nissan will build an all-electric version of its best-selling models, the Qashqai and Juke, in its Sunderland factory in the UK. The news fiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 23, 2023
The Volvo’s zero-emission heavy-duty truck, the FH Electric, is the first to get the ‘Truck of the Year 2024’ Award, issued by a jury of 24 This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 22, 2023
European-American carmaker Stellantis and the world’s biggest battery manufacturer, Chinese CATL, announced on Tuesday the signing of a non-This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 22, 2023
Swedish battery maker Northvolt claims a technological breakthrough by developing a low-cost sodium-ion battery that no longer depends on scThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 21, 2023
With a 14% share in new car sales from January to October 2023, battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have overtaken diesel cars’ cumulative sharThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 20, 2023
Geely’s new premium brand Zeekr, a sister company to Lynk & Co and likewise co-developed in Sweden, has launched its first fully electriThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 17, 2023
Candela Technology’s P-12 Shuttle, the world’s first 30-passenger electric hydrofoil boat, has finally taken off in Stockholm waters. After This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 16, 2023
Porsche has dug up some €250 million for upgrading its main plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen to build the next 718-generation, the fully elThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 15, 2023
Lynk & Co subscribers in Europe lending their 01 plug-in hybrid to other users have earned themselves back some 850 000 euros in the lasThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 13, 2023
German automotive supplier and tiremaker Continental plans to cut thousands of jobs in its automotive department to restore competitiveness This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 10, 2023
More than half of all Belgians (55%) and 62% of French don’t believe the electric car (EV) will replace the combustion engine (ICE) entirelyThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 10, 2023
Denver-based start-up Solid Power announced it had shipped its first solid-state battery cell ‘A-samples’ to German carmaker BMW for formal This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 07, 2023
According to sources quoted by the Reuters press agency, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has told employees at the Grünheide gigafactory near Berlin (GThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 06, 2023
Quantron AG, a spin-off of Germany’s Haller Group, will help Ford Trucks on a fast track to put its F-Max trucks to be built in Turkey on This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 03, 2023
Dutch contract builder VDL informed its employees on Thursday that 2 000 more will lose their jobs at Nedcar in Born (the Netherlands), leavThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
November 02, 2023
It made it into Time Magazine’s list of ‘Best Inventions of 2023’, the Moonwalkers ‘electric shoes’ of US startup Shift Robotics that enableThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 30, 2023
British oil giant BP’s EV-charging division Pulse has ordered $100 million worth of Superchagers from Tesla to intall across the US under itThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 27, 2023
British – but Indian Tata-owned – carmaker JLR Group (former Jaguar Land Rover) announced on Thursday it is going to prep its Defender plantThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 26, 2023
The ‘love affair’ between Japanese carmaker Honda and American General Motors for developing together a line of ‘affordable’ electric cars uThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 25, 2023
In Kasterlee, Delhaize and French fast-charging provider Electra have plugged in the first six of 1 200 fast charging points to be installedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 25, 2023
At the Japan Mobility Show, Honda and Isuzu are showcasing their jointly developed longe range hydrogen truck, called ‘Giga Fuel Cell’, for This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 24, 2023
Japan has had something with hybrid cars for over twenty years, with Toyota being the world’s most prominent technology advocate. So it’s prThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
October 20, 2023
Swedish truck maker Scania has ‘rejuvenated’ its urban battery truck range in line with the regional range, with a new e-chassis, auxiliary This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
