More premiums for electric cars have already been applied for than the budget for the whole of 2024

More premiums for electric cars have already been applied for than the budget for the whole of 2024

Since February 12, private individuals in Flanders can apply for a premium for the purchase of an electric car. This amounts to 5,000 euros for a new car (maximum price 40,000 euros incl. VAT) and 3,000 euros for a second-hand one (maximum original price 60,000 euros incl. VAT). The premium was controversial from the start. … Read more

Lydia Peeters reacts sharply after criticism from the Walloon government: “If works are stopped, the tunnel must be closed”

Lydia Peeters reacts sharply after criticism from the Walloon government: “If works are stopped, the tunnel must be closed”

© BELGIUM Work at the Leonard intersection must continue, otherwise the Leonard tunnel will have to be closed. This is the conclusion of Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) after she asked for advice from an external tunnel safety officer. The works at the Leonard Cross have been stirring people up since last … Read more

Minister Peeters is once again calling in coach companies to strengthen De Lijn’s school runs

Minister Peeters is once again calling in coach companies to strengthen De Lijn’s school runs

© BELGIUM Flemish Minister of Mobility Lydia Peeters (Open VLD) has again instructed De Lijn to provide reinforcement runs from April 15 in places where there are capacity problems with school runs. De Lijn will have a number of reinforcement runs carried out by private coach companies. The minister is releasing 350,000 euros for this … Read more

You can apply for a premium for an electric car from today: this is how it works

You can apply for a premium for an electric car from today: this is how it works

Which cars are eligible for the premium? You can apply for the premium for zero-emission vehicles that are registered from January 1, 2024 and that were ordered at the earliest on September 25, 2023. These are zero-emission vehicles that belong to categories M1 (passenger transport), N1 (transport of goods up to 3,500). kilogram) and L7e-C … Read more