Jaap Burger
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The diesel car is not only harmful to our lungs, but is now also considered toxic to its owner. Dutch motorists looking to sell their diesel cars are finding it difficult; the second-hand car market for diesels has collapsed, and even exports of second-hand diesel cars are falling.
Auto op dure diesel amper nog verkocht: 'Dieselrijder is een uitstervend ras'
Sinds de oorlog tussen de VS en Iran zijn de brandstofprijzen enorm gestegen. Diesel is de laatste tijd vaak duurder dan benzine.
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At the end of 2025, the Netherlands saw a sharp increase of BEV registrations as purchases were brought forward to avoid new tax rules. But now in September that rate of BEVs is being reached without the threat of imminent tax changes. This is the trend.
French supermarket E.Leclerc has lowered the price of its EV charging network to just 0.17 âŹ/kWh. This is lower than some residential electricity prices, especially when you consider the cost of a home charging point. Unfortunately not (yet?) available adhoc / in roaming. www.charge-elec.leclerc
No need to learn German for this one đ€Ł âFerrari und Mercedes sind in Peking wie dinosaurierâ đŠ
Jaap Burger@jaapburger.eu · 2h ago
In Ăsterreich flieĂen 40% des Dieselverbrauchs in die Tanks von Lkw. Aktuelle #Dieselkrise verdeutlicht wie wichtig mehr Schiene und rascherer Umstieg auf #eLkw ist. Fast alle Transporte österreichischer Lkw sind kurz genug fĂŒr E-Lkw, 87% von Transportaufkommen unter 150 km.
GletscherflĂ€che 2005: rund 415 Quadratkilometer. In den Jahren 2021 bis 2023 nur noch ungefĂ€hr 285 Quadratkilometer â AbwĂ€rtstendenz stark steigend. science.orf.at/stories/3237...
Ăsterreich auf Weg zur âEntgletscherungâ
Die Eisschmelze in den Bergen schreitet rasant voran. Nicht zuletzt angesichts des vergangenen Sommers mit neuen Höchsttemperaturen sieht die Glaziologin Andrea Fischer Ăsterreich auf dem Weg Richtung...
science.orf.at
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European Cyclists' Federation@ecf.com · yesterdaySince the Dutch vehicle authority gave Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) system a provisional approval earlier this year, it has been in use ahead of a full, EU-wide approval as other countries can accept provisional approvals granted elsewhere. Read more: www.ecf.com/en/news/tesl...
Smart to transfer the copyright in advance to the party you want to simply copy and paste from it.
"The findings from this study show that the demand for heat pumps increases as upfront costs decrease. Moreover, the lower the upfront costs the greater the effect of a ÂŁ1 reduction in upfront costs." www.gov.uk/government/p...
It really hasn't sunk in among Europeans how much both Democrats and Republicans have swung against open markets in the US. And the swing is happening in Europe, albeit not to the same extent. Britain: rather stuck
In 10 yearsâ time â or perhaps even 5 years â weâll all take it for granted that electric trucks can charge anywhere. For now, Iâm still impressed by just how quickly this transformation can happen. Here, along the important Brenner đŠđčđźđč route:
đ«đ· Franceâs most powerful public HDV charging hub opened today: 4 Megawatt chargers (1.5 MW each!) This marks the start of the Voltix truck charging network (part of the VINCI Group)
Une station de recharge puissante pour les poids lourds électriques inaugurée à Vierzon
Voltix inaugure la station de recharge la plus puissante de France dédiée aux poids lourds électriques. Située à Vierzon prÚs des autoroutes A20, A71 et A85, cette nouvelle station équipée de 4 bornes...
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The Netherlands and Finland have also crossed the 50% mark. France, Ireland, Sweden and Portugal are also rapidly approaching the 50% mark. If Austria and perhaps even Germany continue their current trend, they may cross that line this year, too.
Adrian Hiel@adrianhiel.bsky.social · 20h ago(And Belgium over 50% EV sales)
"The 2027 BMW 3 Series comes in both gas and electric versions, and the EV is $4,400 cheaper." But I have range anxiety....
BMW built the same car for gas and electric. The EV is $4,400 cheaper. | TechCrunch
The new BMW 3 Series shows just how quickly EVs have caught up to fossil fuel vehicles on pricing.
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A very good read on household energy flexibility and the issues to address.
Household Energy Flexibility: Who Really Benefits? - Which?
Expert perspectives on the opportunities and risks for households from flexible energy use, and what action is needed to make sure a wide range of households benefit.
which.co.uk
âLaddfattigdom' or 'charging povertyâ In Sweden, too, there is growing awareness of the inequality between those who can charge their EV at home (low costs, reliability, time savings) and those who are dependent on public charging infrastructure www.di.se/nyheter/det-...
đźđȘ Ireland - September 26 - BEV Trajectory 49.3% BEV 16.8% PHEV 33.9% ICE (of which 15.4%p were HEV) Trailing 12 months are: 27.7% BEV 15.3% PHEV 57.0% ICE (of which 25.1%p were HEV) Graphs are available in the Gallery: leraffl.github.io/LeRaffl-Gall...
BMW has officially opened its battery plant in Bavaria, where battery packs for the new i3 series are assembled from cells. Take a look at who they invited to the opening and how he manages to avoid the word 'electric'. This is especially noteworthy after a month full of beer events.
Series production gets underway: BMW Group officially opens Plant Irlbach-StraĂkirchen
New site to supply German vehicle plants with high-voltage batteries for the Neue Klasse â Investment of around one billion euros â Head of Production Wittmann: âStrong signal for Germany as a busines...
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California goes Balkonkraftwerk. Germany might not be brilliant in completing its energy transition. But it's doing really well in exporting key terms describing the logic, such as 'energiewende', 'dunkelflaute or 'balkonkraftwerk'. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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France's largest battery was officially inaugurated. It has been operating since the end of May and has already reinjected 70 GWh, 80% of which was during peak hours.
TagEnergy et la Banque des Territoires inaugurent la plus grande bat...
Quatre mois aprÚs sa mise en service commerciale, le site de stockage de Cernay-lÚs-Reims, porté par TagEnergy et la Banque des Territoires, a été officiellement inauguré. Premier bilan d'un équipeme....
100-transitions.fr
Brussels now has a 'rotation tariff' for its public EV charging network. Users pay additional costs after 6 hours (not at night). I think these blocking fees are counterproductive and are the wrong solution to the problem of free parking. Fix that instead of making EV charging more of a hassle.
Rotation tariff for public charging points | City of Brussels
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Figures from the new Retail Market Monitoring Report by @eu-acer.bsky.social and @ceereu.bsky.social. Consumers have a lot to gain from better retail tariffs that are more in line with the dynamics of the energy market, and automation of bigger loads (EV, heat pump).
It is good policy in so many respects: (i) it makes the benefits of the green transition tangible for poorer households (ii) it reduces dependence on volatile gas prices (inflation policy) (iii) it supports a key industry in which the EU has a significant market share (industrial policy)
Really hoping we see social leasing pop up all across Europe. Poorer households are the ones that stand to benefit the most from electrification. However, the upfront costs can be too high relative to their income to be affordable.
Jaap Burger@jaapburger.eu · 3d agoFrance đ«đ· is extending its 'social leasing' scheme, which offers reduced monthly leasing rates for electric vehicles to lower-income households, to heat pumps.
Zwei Verfahren bestimmen die relevanten Strommengen: Die #Abgrenzungsoption nutzt 15-Minuten-Werte, saldiert nun monatlich statt jĂ€hrlich und wurde explizit auch fĂŒr förderfreie Anlagen in der sonstigen Direktvermarktung (PPA) geöffnet. (3/5)
Die BNetzA hat heute die #MiSpeL Festlegung veröffentlicht. Damit wird der Rahmen fĂŒr die Direktvermarktung von FlexibilitĂ€ten maĂgeblich verbessert. Der Mischbetrieb von Speichern und bidirektionalen Ladepunkten an EE-Anlagen wird ermöglicht. đ§”(1/5)
Itâs over (For gas) And itâs already October 2 (In Japan) âĄïžâĄïžâĄïž #alwaysbecharging asia.nikkei.com/business/aut...
Industry Museum Europa. The only sensible way forward is to extend the âMade in Europeâ designation for cars to include the usage phase as well. After all, how much does a petrol car contribute to value creation in Europe over its lifetime?
France and Germany inch towards grand bargain on EU car regulation
Also in this newsletter: Migration as a âpolitical tombâ
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