Belgium Concept Future Transportation 
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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. This caravan of trucks is now being replaced by rail transport.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 29, 2022
The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) approved the funding application for the consortium research project HyCET (Hydrogen Combustion Engine Trucks) led by the BMW Group. The research project aims to demonstrate the sustainability potential of trucks with hydrogen combustion engines for transport logistics.
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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.
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.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 8, 2021
CMB.TECH has opened the first multimodal hydrogen refueling station in Antwerp, Belgium. CMB owns and operates 139 seagoing vessels in dry bulk (Bocimar), container transport (Delphis), chemical tankers (Bochem) & crew transfer vessels (Windcat). The concept will be further refined in the coming months and is ready to be scaled up.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 8, 2021
Almost half of the railway lines in the European Union are electrified and enable local emission-free rail transport. 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.
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 engine uses diesel to ignite the LNG.
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