27 december 2022
Umicore, the Belgian materials technology group, and the Canadian battery developer Nano One announce the signing of a non-exclusive agreement to jointly develop production process technologies for lithium-ion battery active cathode materials. Both companies intend to share their technologies forThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to […]
23 december 2022
Did you miss your Citroën My Ami Buggy? Most probably, the 50 produced specimens were sold out in… 18 minutes. Now, Citroën has decided to produce 1 000 more, twenty times the initial number. As an answer to the success of the first version, a new limited edition of “My Ami Buggy” will goThis content […]
23 december 2022
In zijn station in De Watering in het Nederlandse Oostzaan heeft laadpuntbeheerder Fastned een laadpaal van 400 kW geopend. In theorie kunnen voertuigen hier in ongeveer drie minuten 100 kilometer actieradius opladen. Deze mijlpaal is een samenwerking met leverancier van laadoplossingen EVBox. Om stilstand te verminderen Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in […]
23 december 2022
BMW wants to produce solid-state battery cells in its own pilot plant in Germany based on the design of technology partner Solid Power. To this end, the Munich-based carmaker has obtained a research and development license from the US company. “Solid Power, Inc., an industry-leading developer of This content has been archived. Log in or […]
22 december 2022
IM Motors, de joint venture tussen e-commercegigant Alibaba en autofabrikant SAIC, heeft een tweede model uitgebracht: de LS7, een grote elektrische SUV. De Zhiji LS7, zoals hij in China wordt genoemd, biedt een hightech rijervaring en zelfs een ‘Zero Gravity Buoyancy Mode’ dankzij zijn plat opvouwbare pas. Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in […]
22 december 2022
Belgium’s biggest bank, BNP Paribas Fortis, wants to be far more active in the mobility sector. So it launched a survey among 2 000 Belgians about their mobility preferences. 35% of the respondents declared not to be ready for electrification (fully electric or hybrid), which is a 6% increase comThis content has been archived. Log […]
22 december 2022
Toyota has announced a €77 million investment for producing fifth-generation hybrid powertrains at its Poland and UK plants. The powertrain will be built in the UK and Turkey and used for the first time in the new Corolla. Seven production lines will be upgraded at Toyota Motor Manufacturing PoThis content has been archived. Log in […]
22 december 2022
American premium electric carmaker Lucid opened its first retail and delivery center in Europe in Hilversum near Amsterdam, the Netherlands, last week. Now Lucid says delivery of the limited series of the Lucid Air Dream Edition to selected clients in Germany and the Netherlands has started. The This content has been archived. Log in or […]
december 21, 2022
Nissan Sunderland has produced its 250 000th Leaf, which has been in production in the British plant since the first generation in 2011. To celebrate, the Leaf is used to power the plant’s Christmas display using ‘Vehicle-to-X-Mas Tree’ (V2X) technology. The Nissan Leaf has been in production forThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
december 21, 2022
The Chilean eFuels pilot plant from Highly Innovative Fuels (HIF), in which Porsche has invested over $100 million, has produced its first batch of renewable combustion engine fuel. It was ceremoniously used to fill up a Porsche 911 as a clear sign the German carmaker wants to keep the classic coThis content has been archived. […]
december 21, 2022
Stellantis has started production of electric drive systems at its former largest diesel engine plant in Trémery as part of the Emotors joint venture with Nidec. Production capacity is expected to reach more than 1 million units annually by 2024. The first electric motor will be called M3 and haThis content has been archived. Log […]
december 21, 2022
Audi has presented its plan for future production strategy under the slogan ‘360factory’. By the end of this decade, the brand will manufacture electrically powered models at all production sites worldwide. By 2033, ICE models will be phased out completely, and production costs will have to be hThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
20 december 2022
Inchcape, the British car distributor that also imports Toyota, Lexus, and BYD in Belgium, has opened a second-hand car business to try to take a piece of the growing used car market. The company is called Bravoauto and has already opened a delivery center in Machelen, near Brussels Airport. The This content has been archived. […]
20 december 2022
Hyundai heeft de eerste details bekendgemaakt over de nieuwe Kona, die medio 2023 op de markt komt en zich moet zien te onderscheiden in het drukke C-segment voor crossovers. Maar dankzij zijn unieke verlichtingssignatuur zal het model zeker de aandacht trekken. Naast de elektrische versie zal hij ook verkrijgbaar zijn met elektrifDeze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log […]
20 december 2022
The Dutch electric bus manufacturer Ebusco has revealed a new model for its zero-emissions line-up: the Ebusco 3.0 18-meter, an articulated bus made from composite materials. That keeps the weight very low and gives the bus an electric range of up to 700 km, with a passenger capacity of 150 people. This content has been […]
20 december 2022
Via its daughter Sopadis, D’ieteren Auto wants to take over the dealerships owned by the Jennes family in the eastern part of the Vlaams Brabant province. In a press release, D’Ieteren states that the negotiations for the take-over are in an advanced stage. Just yesterday, the Belgian competition auThis content has been archived. Log in […]
20 december 2022
Volkswagen Group heeft aan de krant Financial Times laten weten dat het zijn externe partners binnen zijn CO2-pool heeft losgelaten. Na vorig jaar de CO2-doelstellingen te hebben gehaald, met de hulp van vier Chinese autofabrikanten, is de productie van elektrische voertuigen bij de Duitse autogigant nu groot genoeg om door te gaan met de EV sDeze inhoud […]
20 december 2022
During a press conference previewing the Brussels Motor Show of next January, BMW Belux CEO Alexander Wehr declared that he foresees doubling the sales of pure electric BMWs in 2023. This year, already 12% were BEVs, but some 40% were plug-in hybrids, BMW Belux totaling more than half of its BMW salThis content has been […]
19 december 2022
For the first time in Germany, dynamic wireless charging technology for electric vehicles is being tested in practice. The main actor of the pilot project in Balingen is a shuttle bus for the Garden Show 2023, which is to charge its vehicle battery while driving. The Israeli company ElectReon, whThis content has been archived. Log […]
19 december 2022
Mercedes-Benz has signed a letter of intent with Norwegian aluminum producer Hydro to significantly reduce the CO₂ footprint of aluminum in the automotive supply chain. A fully electric Mercedes luxury car can contain up to 700 kg of aluminum. From 2023, this metal delivered by the Norwegians fThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
16 december 2022
Volgens Newmobility.news bereidt Mazda zich waarschijnlijk voor op de onthulling van een wereldprimeur op de Brussels Motor Show volgende maand, mogelijk de aangekondigde range extender-versie van de MX-30. De autofabrikant weigerde dit nieuws echter te bevestigen tijdens zijn jaarlijkse persconferentie. Daarom is deze inhoud gearchiveerd. Log in of […]
16 december 2022
De Japanse autofabrikant voegt emissievrije versies toe aan zijn pick-up Hilux. Naast het waterstofprototype is er een concept dat draait op batterijvermogen. De Hilux Revo BEV Concept werd onthuld tijdens een jubileumevenement in Thailand, ter ere van Toyota's 60-jarige aanwezigheid in het land. Het is een duidelijke nDeze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of abonneer u […]
15 december 2022
One and a half years after they launched in the US, the Tesla Model S and X Plaid have finally arrived in Europe through the Belgian Port of Zeebrugge, with the first cars being handed over to German customers. It seems that Tesla is trying to deliver as much as possible before the end of […]
15 december 2022
The Opel Mokka-e is the next Stellantis model to receive its more efficient motor and battery combination. We also can’t call it the Mokka-e anymore because Opel has changed its naming scheme and is now giving its EV models the ‘Electric’ suffix. Like the Peugeot e-208, e-308, and the Opel Astra This content has been […]
15 december 2022
Audi’s Belgian factory, which pioneered the EV production of the brand with the e-tron, of which 160 000 were shipped worldwide, delivered on Wednesday the first of its successor, now baptized Q8 e-tron. In the meantime, the Brussels factory is preparing to start building the smaller Q4 e-tron toThis content has been archived. Log in […]
december 14, 2022
The EU members and the European Parliament have agreed on introducing a CO2 tax for non-European companies. The new climate measure applies to the aluminum, steel, and fertilizer sectors and the hydrogen industry. The so-called Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) makes companies outside theThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
december 14, 2022
A recent Green Impact study, ordered by Mobility Minister George Gilkinet (Ecolo), confirms the potential of recycling and reusing batteries. The study results were presented on Tuesday at Umicore’s site in Hoboken (Antwerp). Batteries contain rare materials like lithium, nickel, and black lead, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
13 december 2022
The European Commission will allocate more than 150 million euros for two Belgian projects intended to capture CO2 in the ports of Antwerp and Ghent. That is what the companies involved in the project communicated on Monday in a common press release. Antwerp@C Export Hub is a joint project of AirThis content has been archived. […]
13 december 2022
Rivian has pressed pause on the partnership with Mercedes, which sought to jointly build a factory in Eastern Europe to build two large electric vans. Instead, Rivian wants to focus its resources on delivering its consumer products, the R1T and R1S electric vehicles, and its commercial business, This content has been archived. Log in or […]
13 december 2022
Volvo Trucks heeft zijn elektrische assortiment uitgebreid met ‘rigide’ versies van de FH, FM en FMX Electric: versies met een lange wielbasis voor zware bakwagens, bouwvoertuigen of zware distributievoertuigen. Deze nieuwe vrachtwagens zijn in de eerste plaats bedoeld voor gebruik in de stad, maar er zijn verschillende accu- en cabineopties beschikbaar. Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of abonneer u […]
9 december 2022
“We failed,” say Jona Christians and his friend Laurin Hahn, the co-founders and CEOs of German Sono Motors, who laid the foundation for the company’s first vehicle, the Sion solar car, in a garage in Munich in 2016. In a remarkable campaign, they call up to at least 3 500 of the 21 000 holderThis […]
9 december 2022
The compact Atto 3 full-electric SUV, just launched on the European markets by China’s biggest EV maker, BYD, was elected by both the professional and the family jury ‘Family Car of the Year’ in the yearly contest by the Flemish mobility organization VAB. With a total of 63 points, the Atto 3 preThis content has […]
9 december 2022
Na het monster van Loch Ness heeft Schotland nu een beest op wielen dat zich buiten de gebaande paden waagt zonder het bos of de rotsachtige omgeving te schaden met giftige uitstoot. De MK1 van Munro is een volledig elektrisch terreinvoertuig dat in zijn definitieve vorm is onthuld. Munro heeft zijn eerste 4×4 geteased voor Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. […]
9 december 2022
Volkswagen heeft meer details vrijgegeven over de volgende generatie van de MEB-architectuur, met een plus aan de naam toegevoegd. Het bedrijf bevestigt eerdere beweringen dat een actieradius tot 700 kilometer mogelijk zal zijn, terwijl het DC-laden stijgt tot een piek van 200 kW, waardoor de wachttijden nog verder worden verkort. De VolkswagenDeze inhoud is […]
9 december 2022
As of 1 January 2023, the current CEO of Renault, Luca de Meo, will take over the presidency of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) from BMW’s CEO, Oliver Zipse, who has held the position for the last two years. The Board of Directors announced that on Friday. Once renewThis content has been archived. Log […]
9 december 2022
Hoge inflatie en stijgende kosten van grondstoffen en onderdelen keren de trend van dalende prijzen voor accu's in elektrische voertuigen om. Volgens gegevens van BloombergNEF is de gemiddelde prijs op jaarbasis met 7% gestegen. Dat is voor het eerst in tien jaar. Europa gaat om met de hDeze inhoud is gearchiveerd. […]
9 december 2022
From January 2024, BMW will roll out the much-debated direct sales ‘agency model’ starting for its MINI customers, followed by the BMW brand itself in 2026. Customers will buy their new car online and have a dealer of their choice deliver it, the latter getting a ‘fair’ share of the profit. No moThis content has […]
9 december 2022
In the port of Ghent, steelmaker ArcelorMittal has inaugurated its ‘Steelanol’ project, which converts gas from its blast furnaces into bioethanol. The project represents an investment of 200 million euros. It is part of the company’s plans to become carbon neutral by 2050. “Our customers are looThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
8 december 2022
De Chinese auto- en busfabrikant BYD (Build Your Dreams) heeft belangstelling getoond voor het bouwen van eigen autofabrieken in Europa. Deze stap zou de Europese expansie van het bedrijf ondersteunen en op lange termijn problemen met het verschepen van auto's naar onze kusten helpen oplossen. Voorlopig zal China's grootste fabrikant van elektrische voertuigen Deze inhoud is […]
8 december 2022
Volvo CEO Jim Rowan has confirmed that its new ‘baby EX90’ will be called the EX30 and is set to launch in 2023. To keep costs low, it will be built in China on Geely’s SEA platform, which is also used for the recently-launched Smart models. At the launch of the EX90, the new electric […]
7 december 2022
De Japanse autogigant pleit voor het gebruik van waterstof in verbrandingsmotoren om de racesport koolstofvrij te maken en test de technologie nu ook in de gezinsgerichte Corolla Cross. Het concept wordt momenteel onderworpen aan winter- en digitale tests in Japan. De H2-conceptversie van de Corolla Cross maakt gebruik van de Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of […]
7 december 2022
Mercedes-Benz continues to realign its global production network toward electric vehicles. That is why the company and employee representatives have agreed on the significant expansion of the production capacities for electric drive units. According to the agreement, the previously planned capacitieThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access […]
7 december 2022
As promised, the Vietnamese car manufacturer VinFast has opened its first two stores in Cologne (Germany) and Paris (France). However, the cars have been delayed to 2023 due to chip shortages affecting the launch. VinFast has officially kicked off its European endeavor with the first stores in CoThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
6 december 2022
Air France-KLM is to buy 800 000 tons of non-fossil Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) over ten years from TotalEnergies to meet its environmental objectives. The two companies signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding for this, starting in 2023. The fuel will be produced by TotalEnergies in itThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
5 december 2022
Toyota presenteerde een ontwerpstudie voor zijn nieuwe CH-R, waardoor het huidige uiterlijk nog gedurfder wordt. Luxemerk Lexus heeft meer details vrijgegeven over zijn concurrent voor de Tesla Roadster, de Electric Sport, die ondanks zijn batterijaandrijving zal worden uitgerust met een handgeschakelde versnellingsbak. Samen met de Europese Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of abonneer u […]
5 december 2022
Stellantis has signed an agreement with French retrofitting specialist Qinomic to investigate the business case of retrofitting EV powertrains to light commercial vehicles (LCVs) to ensure their continued usability within low-emission zones. This could also be interesting for Belgium. No big planThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has […]
5 december 2022
Car sales in Belgium are getting back on their feet steadily, as registrations are up again in November by +23,4%, according to the latest figures of Febiac, the Belgian car importers federation. And among them, BMW can set up a party, as it leads the rankings both in car sales and motorbike sales, This content […]
2 december 2022
Belgian materials specialist Umicore and PowerCo, the battery company of German automotive giant Volkswagen, are to expand their partnership in battery materials. To this end, they are exploring a long-term strategic agreement to supply PowerCo’s future giant electric vehicle plant in North America.This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that […]
2 december 2022
D'Ieteren blijft zijn activiteiten uitbreiden op onbekend terrein. Na de eivormige stadsauto Mircolino en de nieuwe multimerkenaanpak voor zijn dochteronderneming voor tweedehandsauto's, MyWay, gaat de importeur van de merken van de VW-groep een Maserati-dealer openen in Antwerpen. “Met veel plezier [...] Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of abonneer u op [...]
1 december 2022
In een ongebruikelijk samenwerkingsverband hebben de Franse autofabrikant Renault en vliegtuigbouwer Airbus een samenwerking aangekondigd om innovatieve batterijtechnologie te ontwikkelen. Naast het verminderen van het gewicht van de batterijpakketten en het zoeken naar oplossingen voor energiebeheer, zullen beide bedrijven samenwerken aan de ontwikkeling van solid-state [...] Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of abonneer u op een niveau dat [...]
1 december 2022
The BMW Group has decided to share its technological expertise with the world. BMW opts for an open-access approach and hopes to start a dialogue with potential partners. The initiative shows an approach that has never been implemented in the automotive industry before. Global trend research alloThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
1 december 2022
Met een foto van zijn zelfrijdende, sci-fi-achtige elektrische vrachtwagen of T-Pod, ‘gefotografeerd of handig gefotoshopt (?)’, voor het iconische gebouw van het Havenbedrijf Antwerpen, heeft het Zweedse Einride zijn officiële lancering in de Benelux aangekondigd. Einride zal zes volledig elektrische vrachtwagens leveren aan het Belgische beeDeze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of abonneer u op […]
30 november 2022
Dutch solar car scale-up Lightyear has kicked off production of its Lightyear 0 sedan in Uusikaupunki, southwest of Finland, at contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive. Valmet plans to produce one vehicle per week, for the time being, pushing up production in 2023. The goal is to produce only 946This content has been archived. Log in or […]
30 november 2022
Met de eerste levering van de Semi gepland voor aanstaande donderdag 1 december, heeft Elon Musk op Twitter aangekondigd dat Tesla's vrachtwagen voor lange afstanden eerder deze week een rit van 500 mijl (800 km) met een geladen oplegger heeft afgelegd. Dat zou overeenkomen met de oorspronkelijke beloften die Musk in 2017 deed. Zoals altijd is deze inhoud […]
30 november 2022
Opel has unveiled the Electric version of the latest Astra, with similar specs to its closely related cousin, the Peugeot e-308. The Opel Astra Electric is available as a hatchback and an estate version, with WLTP ranges of up to 416 km. After launching the PHEV versions of the Astra first, incluThis content has been […]
30 november 2022
After getting the final approval of the EU Commission last week, leasing giant ALD Automotive is replenishing its capital to finalize the take-over of this other European leasing giant, Dutch LeasePlan, at a discounted price of €4,5 billion instead of the initial €4,9 billion proposed. CombinThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
29 november 2022
Automotive supplier Continental has introduced its ‘Green Caliper’, a brake caliper and disc designed specifically for EVs. It saves up to five kg of unsprung weight per wheel and further improves efficiency by reducing residual brake force after releasing the pedal. The Green Caliper is designedThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
29 november 2022
In een update over zijn Luke EV-project zegt de Tsjechische start-up MW Motors dat het zijn Luka EV grondig heeft herzien. Nieuw aan de volledig elektrische auto in retrostijl zijn een watergekoelde motor, een groter accupakket, betere remmen en een snellere oplader. En om meer ruimte en comfort te bieden, is het interieur opnieuw ontworpen. Deze inhoud is […]
29 november 2022
Car dealers in the Netherlands saw their turnover rise by almost a quarter (24,3%) in the third quarter compared to the same period a year earlier. This was mainly due to price increases. Used cars were never so expensive before, reports the Dutch governmental statistics institute (CBS). A year aThis content has been archived. Log […]
29 november 2022
Yes, that’s quite a few buzzwords in one title. Spanish start-up Liux wants to make the Animal, an electric crossover SUV with a range of up to 600 km. More importantly, though, is the goal of producing it out of 90% recycled and plant-based materials, with a simplified assembly that facilitates proThis content has been […]
