Insurers warn against uninsured mopeds and e-scooters

Insurers warn against uninsured mopeds and e-scooters

The GDV expresses clear criticism of the federal government’s planned plan to provide mopeds and e-scooters with permanent license plates in the future without an approval process. “This proposal seems like a quick fix, the effects of which on owners, insurers and road safety have hardly been sufficiently considered,” says GDV Managing Director Jörg Asmussen. … Read more

Check utility bills: What many people don’t know and how they could save money

Check utility bills: What many people don’t know and how they could save money

If you simply don’t pay at all, in the worst case scenario you even risk termination. “An immediate termination due to late payment is possible if the tenant is in arrears with more than one month’s rent on two consecutive dates or if he has owed more than two months’ rent over a longer period … Read more

Acer Iconia X12, productivity and entertainment in a tablet

Acer Iconia X12, productivity and entertainment in a tablet

Acer introduces the Iconia X12, a tablet designed to enhance the user’s needs, available in January 2025 In order to reach users looking to improve productivity while getting a better entertainment experience, Acer introduced the tablet Iconia X12. This device boasts of integrating a 12.6 inch AMOLED display (2560 x 1600), a 60HZ refresh rate, … Read more

Reduce kilometers wisely, saves money

Reduce kilometers wisely, saves money

Berlin – Almost half of drivers in Germany (49 percent) have never optimized the mileage tariff feature. That is, the information about the kilometers that one is allowed to drive in a year with their insured vehicle. This is the result of a representative Innofact survey commissioned by the advice portal “Finanztip”. You can save … Read more

Balcony power plant: How much money can you save

Balcony power plant: How much money can you save

Size, price, location, ask landlord Balcony power plants usually consist of solar modules that are around one meter high and 1.70 meters long. They are around three centimeters thick. The devices are available with one or two modules, and the inverter ensures that no more than the permitted maximum wattage can be fed in, even … Read more

Fewer buses resulting from a strike at De Lijn: that is what you possibly can count on at the moment

Fewer buses resulting from a strike at De Lijn: that is what you possibly can count on at the moment

Lower than every week from the elections, the ABVV says it needs to “ship a ultimate sign to the folks”. The union protests specifically in opposition to European austerity plans. There can be actions in Bruges, Brussels, Aalst, Genk, Namur, Mons and Liège, amongst others. With penalties for passenger transport. De Lijn has made a … Read more

China Leads Electric Car Market with Government Subsidies, Chinese Manufacturers Eyeing Global Expansion

China Leads Electric Car Market with Government Subsidies, Chinese Manufacturers Eyeing Global Expansion

China is currently the largest market for electric cars, due to, among other things, significant government subsidies. Many Chinese car manufacturers are fighting with each other for the top positions on the Chinese market. Most sales are domestic, but Chinese car makers are increasingly looking abroad. There they can market their electric models at a … Read more

Brussels Airport Environmental Permit Proposal Includes Limits on Flight Movements and Noise Restrictions

Brussels Airport Environmental Permit Proposal Includes Limits on Flight Movements and Noise Restrictions

The GOVC proposes to issue a ‘conditionally favorable’ advice for a new environmental permit for Brussels Airport, of unlimited duration. The total number of flight movements at the airport would be limited to a maximum of 234,000 from 2030. This ceiling is lower than the approximately 240,000 flights that the airport operator itself expects by … Read more