Belgium, Concept and Future

Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept Debuts in Europe

Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 6, 2022

The new Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept has made its European debut in Brussels, Belgium, giving a glimpse of what the future could be with the bZ Compact SUV Concept, extending the company’s vision under the “bZ” (Beyond Zero) brand umbrella.

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Concept Toyota SUV Europe

Audi switching from truck to rail for battery delivery

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2022

The switch in means of delivery between Hungary and Brussels, which was started in May and is scheduled to be completed by the beginning of 2023, is a preview of the car manufacturer’s future. In the future, preferably all production sites will implement this solution. In Hungary and Belgium, Audi uses DBeco neutral.

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Audi is focusing on transforming production from the inside out with the aim of heralding the future of production at Audi, the 360factory. Brussels is a model for some areas of this plant concept. Named “Factory of the Future” in 2020 by the employers’ association Agoria, Brussels achieved this distinction as early as 2018.

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Third Dutch hydrogen station opens; new VDL fuel cell bus concept

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Built by Dutch construction multinational Ballast Nedam in cooperation with Hydrogenics, the station will serve VDL Bus and Coach to test its future fuel cell buses. The station features a Hydrogenics HySTAT electrolysis system designed and built by Hydrogenics’ Belgium-based On-Site Generation division.

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Hydrogen Concept Fuel Netherlands

BMW Group to lead €19.5M HyCET project consortium on hydrogen combustion engine trucks

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The use of green hydrogen produced from renewable energies could thus enable CO 2 -free long-distance logistics in the future. The global multi-energy company TotalEnergies intends to operate up to 150 hydrogen filling stations directly or indirectly in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France by 2030.

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CMB.TECH opens first multimodal hydrogen refueling station, presents dual-fuel hydrogen truck Lenoir

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2021

CMB.TECH has opened the first multimodal hydrogen refueling station in Antwerp, Belgium. The concept will be further refined in the coming months and is ready to be scaled up. In the future ports will become hydrogen hotspots, because they have a large concentration of applications that are difficult to electrify.

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Food box delivery service HelloFresh receives seven refrigerated Mercedes-Benz eVito vans

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2020

Many customers would like to change their vehicle fleet over to sustainable drive concepts and, especially in urban zones, to operate their routes using battery-electric vans. The concept for locally emission-free deliveries of temperature-sensitive products is also expected to be extended to other sectors and model series in the future.

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Mercedes Concept Belgium Batteries

Sony introduces 360? “Safety Cocoon” concept for automotive image sensors at CES

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2018

In 2015, Sony acquired Belgium-based Softkinetic Systems S.A. Combining the technological expertise of both companies, Sony is developing its future solutions for the areas such as smartphone, robotics, and automotive.

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Volvo Trucks and Shell to cooperate globally on LNG for heavy-duty trucks

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2013

Based on Volvo’s MethaneDiesel concept ( earlier post ) whereby LNG can be used in diesel engines, and Shell’s LNG expertise and infrastructure investments, the two companies will coordinate their activities and actively support the wider use of LNG in the transport sector. The agreement is non-exclusive both ways.

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Audi Brussels to produce exclusively e-tron quattro SUV, battery packs; A1 production moving to Spain

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2016

The site in Belgium will thus become a key plant for electric mobility at the Volkswagen Group. The Audi Q3, currently produced in Spain, will be built in Győr (Hungary) in the future. The plant will also produce its own battery packs. Rupert Stadler.

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Deutsche Post DHL and Renault aim to intensify their collaboration on the use of electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2014

Deutsche Post DHL has signed a letter of intent for a possible future global framework agreement with car manufacturer Renault. The intended global agreement shall contain the options for a future purchase of Renault Kangoo Z.E. The Kangoo Z.E.

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Toyota Motor Europe to supply fuel cell modules for train project as member of FCH2RAIL consortium

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

The EU project FCH2RAIL (Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Pack for Rail Applications) consortium—with partners from Belgium, Germany, Spain and Portugal—is developing and testing a new zero-emission train prototype. —project leader and researcher Holger Dittus from the German Aerospace Center - Institute of Vehicle Concepts (DLR).

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Ford and Schaeffler demonstrate Fiesta-based e-WheelDrive car; follow-up research project in the works

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2013

At Ford’s Lommel Proving Ground in Belgium, Ford Motor Company and Schaeffler demonstrated the Fiesta-based eWheelDrive car. This technology could in the future support the development of a four-person car that only occupies the space of a two-person car today. Earlier post.) The eWheel motor.

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Ford Cars Belgium Personal

This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

Cars That Think

JUNE 27, 2022

So it’s a good moment to consider where vehicle-to-grid concepts first emerged and to see in Utrecht how far they’ve come. But from the time Kempton and Letendre outlined the concept, potential users also feared losing money, through battery wear and tear. Green dots are possible sites for future charging stations.

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Grid Vehicles Solar Netherlands

How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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APRIL 21, 2009

Today youd do it to be one of the first to drive the worlds cleanest extended range vehicle; in the future, youll do it because its an obvious and affordable win! For Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and other Northern European countries, contact SP Innovation. The kit is designed so the batteries can be upgraded to lithium-phosphate.)

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Toyota bZ Compact SUV Concept Debuts in Europe

Audi switching from truck to rail for battery delivery

Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

Third Dutch hydrogen station opens; new VDL fuel cell bus concept

BMW Group to lead €19.5M HyCET project consortium on hydrogen combustion engine trucks

CMB.TECH opens first multimodal hydrogen refueling station, presents dual-fuel hydrogen truck Lenoir

Food box delivery service HelloFresh receives seven refrigerated Mercedes-Benz eVito vans

Sony introduces 360? “Safety Cocoon” concept for automotive image sensors at CES

Volvo Trucks and Shell to cooperate globally on LNG for heavy-duty trucks

Audi Brussels to produce exclusively e-tron quattro SUV, battery packs; A1 production moving to Spain

Deutsche Post DHL and Renault aim to intensify their collaboration on the use of electric vehicles

Toyota Motor Europe to supply fuel cell modules for train project as member of FCH2RAIL consortium

Ford and Schaeffler demonstrate Fiesta-based e-WheelDrive car; follow-up research project in the works

This Dutch City Is Road-Testing Vehicle-to-Grid Tech

How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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