20 januari 2023
The supply shortage crisis keeps troubling carmakers, also in the new year. The all-electric ID. models from Volkswagen currently leave the factory without the option of a heat pump. It is unknown whether sister models from Seat and Skoda, using the same architecture, are affected. But it seems likeThis content has been archived. Log in […]
19 januari 2023
After leaving the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) last year, Stellantis has just announced they will stop all European lobbying efforts. CEO Carlos Tavares made the decision as a way to be more proactive than reactive in terms of future mobility strategies. “We no longerThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
19 januari 2023
VDL Bus & Coach heeft een order ontvangen voor 193 elektrische bussen van het Nederlandse openbaarvervoerbedrijf EBS, dat deze nieuwe generatie Citea-bussen zal inzetten in de regio Zaanstreek-Waterland (Nederland). Deze bussen worden gebouwd in Valkenswaard en in de nieuwe Belgische e-busfabriek in Roeselare, die iDeze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in […]
18 januari 2023
US car rental company Hertz will make 25 000 electric vehicles available to Uber drivers in Europe by 2025. The two companies announced this in a joint statement on Tuesday. The first vehicles will be available for hire in London from January. The initiative will then be extended to Paris, AmsterThis content has been archived. […]
18 januari 2023
Belgian SMEs, companies of up to 250 employees, invest more rapidly in ‘green’ car fleets. In 2022, one in eight new commercial vehicles was fully electric. Most company cars (80%) are younger than five years, and since 2021, there are more new hybrid gasoline cars than diesel cars. The largest pThis content has been archived. […]
18 januari 2023
In December 2022, new car registrations in the EU expanded by 12,8%, marking the fifth consecutive month of growth this year. However, in 2022, the European Union passenger car market contracted by 4,6%, mainly due to component shortages in the first half of the year. Although the market improvedThis content has been archived. Log in […]
17 januari 2023
Consumer credits for new cars in 2022, amounting to around two billion euros, support the transition to environmentally friendly vehicles. That is the conclusion of BVK, the professional association for credit (Beroepsvereniging van het Krediet, BVK), and published by the federation of the financialThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
17 januari 2023
Electrification and the swing toward SUVs are making their mark on the scales of the Belgian car fleet. On average, cars now weigh 10% more than three years ago, according to research by Energyville. According to the organization, the weight penalty of both trends is terrible news for safety and CO2This content has been archived. […]
17 januari 2023
Nadat Colruyt in november begon te experimenteren met een Estse bezorgrobot, zet de Franse supermarktketen Carrefour een proefproject op in het bedrijvenpark Corporate Village in Zaventem bij Brussel met een autonome robot van een Turks merk. Na de eerste testgroep van twintig personen, heeft iedereen... Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of neem een abonnement op een niveau [...]
13 januari 2023
Astara Western Europe, the former Belgian Alcomotive group and importer of Hyundai, Suzuki, MG, SsangYong, and Maxus, also becomes the BeLux distributor for the Spanish Silence scooters and micro-mobility EV, the so-called ‘nanocars’. The latter share an interesting ‘swapping battery’ technology. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has […]
13 januari 2023
The Brussels-Capital Region is releasing 500 000 euros to support eleven private projects to roll out fast and ultra-fast charging stations for EVs. This was announced by Brussels Minister for Energy and Climate Transition Alain Maron (Ecolo). Brussels wants to make 22 000 charging points accessiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
13 januari 2023
According to a survey by insurance company AG, half of the Belgians are willing to switch to driving an electrified vehicle. Those who remain reluctant don’t blame range anxiety but the recent spike in electricity prices. This confirms the assumption that EV adoption could be hampered in light of thThis content has been archived. Log […]
13 januari 2023
According to internal sources quoted by the German Handelsblatt, Mercedes-Benz intends to drop its EQ-label it uses to differentiate its electric models from regular ICE cars. As the premium brand plans to go full electric by the end of the decade, it might start doctoring with the labels from 2024 This content has been archived. […]
12 januari 2023
Where VW Group importer D’Ieteren had decided not to be present at the 2022 BMS (which was finally canceled), it’s again present with an entire exposition hall (11) at the BMS 2023. But the importer will not only show the novelties of its VW Group brands. Apart from that, all ‘new mobility’ proposalThis content has […]
12 januari 2023
According to mobility federation Traxio, the market for second-hand motorbikes experienced an exceptional end of the year. In November 2022, the number of registrations went up by 29,7%. In December, figures even increased to 117,7% (+7 235 units), bringing the annual total to 81 436 registrations (This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
12 januari 2023
For the first time in five years, Belgians use their cars slightly less to commute to work. On the contrary, public transport is again as popular for commuting to work as before corona, and the number of company cars reaches a new record. This is according to the annual mobility barometer of HR servThis content […]
12 januari 2023
Volvo Car Gent, the Belgian production site pioneering the electric models of the XC40 and the C40 Recharge, is readying the factory to gear up production of fully electric cars (BEVs) to 150 000, compared to just over 70 000 last year. In 2040, this should be 200 000 in an utterly carbon-neutral plThis content […]
11 januari 2023
For the second consecutive year, the BMW Group has beaten Mercedes-Benz in total sales for 2022. The number three, Audi, follows at arm’s length. Also noticeable: all three have sold consistently more electric and electrified cars than in 2021. With 2,4 million vehicles sold by the BMW Group (BMWThis content has been archived. Log in […]
10 januari 2023
When one follows the car market and the manufacturers’ policies, one of the ever-recurring words is ‘premium’. There’s almost no manufacturer anymore that doesn’t want to be –be it partly – premium, at the same time neglecting a (big) part of its former sales base. It’s becoming very crowdy in tThis content has been archived. […]
10 januari 2023
Een elektrische auto die een klassieke verbrandingsmotor (ICE) vervangt, kan een Europees bedrijf vandaag gemiddeld € 3.599 en 5.560 liter brandstof per jaar per auto besparen. Dat komt neer op een vermindering van 15 ton CO2 per auto, zo blijkt uit een nieuw rapport op basis van telematicagegevens van Webfleet. WebfDeze inhoud heeft […]
9 januari 2023
Last year, renewable energy production continued to increase in Belgium, with several broken records. According to figures published by high-voltage grid operator Elia, in 2022, there was a gradual increase in the installed capacity of onshore wind power (+14%) and solar energy (+35ia. As a result, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
9 januari 2023
In an interview with the German specialized magazine Automobilwoche at the Computer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Stellantis boss Carlos Tavares warns the industry that many European middle-class customers will buy Chinese in the future. “The price difference between European and ChineseThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that […]
januari 06, 2023
Speed pedelecs keep selling like hot cakes and sales figures last year reached record levels. In December, right at the end of the year, mobility federation Traxio recorded 1 264 new registrations, an increase of 72,9% (533 units) compared to December 2021. In 2022, no less than 17 592 new speed This content has been […]
januari 06, 2023
The German automotive supplier ZF is looking to save range as much as possible for EVs. The latest attempt is a heated seat belt that claims somewhat surprising range improvements. At the same time, ZF is showing its next self-driving shuttle at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. TThis content has been archived. […]
5 januari 2023
A few days ago, we gave the final results of the Belux market. Today, we go for some analysis and pay attention to foreign markets. We see that the market trends quickly evolve as the energy transition comes under steam and other evolutions manifest themselves. The influence of the company car maThis content has been […]
5 januari 2023
Hours before the official ‘unveiling’ of the first teaser pictures of its second solar car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the Dutch scale-up opened on Thursday the waiting list for the Lightyear 2. This one, a more compact ‘grid-independent’ sedan with integrated solar panels and This content has been archived. Log in […]
5 januari 2023
The BMW Group shows its vision of ‘the future digital experience’, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 in Las Vegas. The BMW i Vision Dee is a futuristic mid-size sedan with a new, pared-down design language. ‘Dee’ stands for Digital Emotional Experience, aiming to create an even stronger boThis content has been archived. Log […]
4 januari 2023
The Renault Zoe, first released in 2012, will not be replaced. Renault’s second-in-command, Fabrice Cambolive, has confirmed this to the English car magazine Autocar. Instead, Zoe will end its life as one of the best-selling electric cars in its home country and one of the EV best-sellers in Europe.This content has been archived. Log in […]
4 januari 2023
Volkswagen will showcase its first fully electric sedan based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB) at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas (from 5 to 8 January). Following on from ID.4, the new sedan is Volkswagen’s next global electric vehicle and will be offered on three continThis content has been archived. Log […]
3 januari 2023
Ongeveer een maand na de eerste levering van de Tesla Semi, waarbij het bereik van 500 mijl werd bewezen, zijn er technische afbeeldingen verschenen van de elektrische vrachtwagen voor lange afstanden, waarop de locatie van de accu en meer details over het gewicht te zien zijn. Tesla-dataminer @greentheonly op Twitter heeft een reeks technische afbeeldingen gedeeld. Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in […]
3 januari 2023
Despite an excellent December month (+20,6% compared to last year), the Belgian car market regressed by 4,4% compared to 2021. This was due to significant deficits in sales in the first seven months, which couldn’t be compensated by the progress in the last five months. As the Belgian market stays dThis content has been archived. […]
december 30, 2022
Belgian citizens can be extremely annoyed by unsocial behavior in traffic and illegal dumping in their surroundings. Inappropriate speed, aggressive driving, inappropriate parking and illegal dumping in the neighborhood are considered among the most irritating inconveniences. That is what the latThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access […]
december 30, 2022
The 100th-anniversary edition of the Brussels Motor Show (BMS, 14 to 22 January 2023) will show at least 14 world or European premieres and 48 Belgian ones. Of course, this has to do with the absence of the (live) show for a couple of years, but also with the painful exit of some of its […]
december 30, 2022
Europe is well on its way to undercutting by at least three grams the CO2 emission targets of 116 g/km set by the EU for new car registrations in 2022, according to German automotive data analyst Dataforce’s forecast. It is an improvement of six grams compared to the year before (119 g/km). EventualThis content has […]
december 29, 2022
You won’t be stared at for its modern but not unique looks when driving by, as this family hatchback – MG’s latest EV washing ashore in Europe – could be one in a thousand. Unless you chose that ‘Fizzy Orange’ color. Driving the basic version for the first time on Belgian roads, this MG4 proves […]
december 29, 2022
The era of the original Smart two-seater has gone. In came the new Smart, a completely different approach and the fruit of a collaboration between Mercedes and Geely. The new #1 is also a completely electric car, like the latest ‘old’ Smarts, but every other similarity halts here. The newcomer isThis content has been archived. […]
28 december 2022
Sinds eind vorige maand rollen de eerste exemplaren van de nieuwe elektrische SUV Fisker Ocean van de band in de Magna-Steyr-fabriek in Oostenrijk. Dit is het perfecte moment om CEO en eigenaar Henrik Fisker te vragen naar zijn visie op de auto-industrie en de recente ontwikkelingen daarin. Henrik Fisker is Deens […]
28 december 2022
Retrofit, the transformation of an existing, sometimes old car into an electrically driven one, is becoming increasingly popular. But many countries have legal obstacles to such a conversion. Federal Mobility Minister Georges Gilkinet (Ecolo) wants to solve these problems by creating a legal canvas This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
27 december 2022
From now on, those who wish to do so can request a digital repayment plan for traffic fines. So reports Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld). The application is made through the Justice Just-on-Web digital portal and is available for everyone, as the offender does not have to prove hThis content has been archived. […]
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
Wallonia lets go of the tight deadline for its regional low-emission zone (LEZ) that was to become active on January 1st, 2023, and postpones the ban on Euro 0 and Euro I cars for two years until 2025, together with the Euro 3 cars. This means a stay of execution for 6 200 of the […]
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
Belgian fuel station chain Gabriëls has opened in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw at the Bergensesteenweg, the second ultra-fast charger of thirty planned to be rolled out in the Flemish region by 2026. Like the first one opened in Deurne at the Bisschoppenhoflaan, the station offers, besides traditional fueThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
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
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
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
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
The idea of introducing a general speed limit of 100 km/hour on Walloon hhighhways and main roads has not been included in the Walloon government’s revised climate and energy plan (PACE, Plan Air Climate Énergie). Instead of a general speed limit of 100 km/hour, there will be ‘dynamic managementThis content has been archived. Log in […]
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
What turned out to be a significant trend in 2021 is now reconfirmed for 2022: electric cars are in nearly every segment and almost every European country at the same price level or cheaper than gasoline or diesel cars when considering the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). LeasePlan did the math agaThis content has been […]
16 december 2022
No diesel cars will be allowed in the low-emission zones (LEZ) of Antwerp and Ghent from 2031, the Flemish government decided this week. The newspaper De Morgen was the first to report that, and the deadline for gasoline cars in 2035, which will also be banned. Even plugin hybrid will no longer gThis content has […]
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 Brussels region has launched the new website electrify.brussels, which groups all information on public charging stations for electric vehicles – today exactly 2 311 – in the capital. Brussels Environment Minister Alain Aaron (Ecolo) also announced that EnergyVision won the public contract fThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
december 14, 2022
Chinese electric carmaker NIO has opened a second battery swapping station in the Netherlands in Apeldoorn, near the 50 highway at the Hotel Van der Valk Exclusief parking. The first one opened two weeks ago in Tilburg near the Belgian border. NIO wants to roll out a network of 120 Power Swap StaThis content has […]
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
Volgens de Noorse Vereniging voor Elektrische Voertuigen maken batterij-aangedreven auto's 20% uit van het Noorse wagenpark. Het aantal is in minder dan drie jaar tijd verdubbeld, wat aantoont dat de stimuleringsmaatregelen, hoewel herzien door de regering, de acceptatie van EV's met succes hebben bevorderd. De organisatie Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. Log in of abonneer u op een […]
13 december 2022
Mobilize Financial Services (MFS), a subsidiary of the Renault Group (ex-RCI Banque), is throwing itself further into the market of long-term rental and created Mobilize Lease&Co for all the Alliance brands, Renault, Dacia, Alpine, and Nissan. The goal is to expand the lease fleet from 350 00This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
12 december 2022
The impact of batteries on the environment and communities is set to significantly improve under a new law agreed by EU lawmakers on Friday. The European Union will impose battery producers tougher environmental standards. Batteries should become more environmentally friendly, easier to replace, andThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
