Owners of electric cars will pay 70 per cent motor vehicle tax next year, based on the weight of the car. This is 5 percentage points lower than previously agreed. This is according to Minister Sophie Hermans’ approved climate plans in the council of ministers.
WEX, a leading provider of fuel card and fleet management solutions, has announced a new partnership with Sakko Tankstations, a fuel retailer in the Netherlands. This strategic alliance expands WEX’s fuel network, giving customers access to all 40 Sakko filling stations across the country. WEX customers in the Netherlands now have access to more than…
In Austria, the state oil company OMV will close all filling stations where passenger cars can fill up with hydrogen in the coming months. Reason is the disappointing demand for the green energy source. The development is not isolated, as hydrogen filling stations in Germany are also closing their doors.
The industry associations Vemobin, Drive, BOVAG, NOVE and Plusport have jointly prepared a new Environment and Safety Handbook for (multi-)energy filling stations. This handbook describes the legal obligations on environment and safety, as laid down in the Environment Act and the Working Conditions Act.
SuperTank has expanded its network with the acquisition of the Argos filling station on Nijverheidstraat in Genemuiden (OV). In its new yellow-red-blue colour, the unmanned but fully covered filling station offers a wide range of fuels and multiple payment units.
Five Japanese carmakers are deploying cars at the Osaka Expo world exhibition that run on a mix of synthetic fuels, among others. Subaru, Daihatsu, Mazda, Toyota and Suzuki are collaborating with oil company Eneos for this purpose.
Almost a quarter of oil and gas group BP shareholders voted against the reappointment of chairman Helge Lund. Activist investors called for this in the run-up to the shareholder meeting, angry that the British company has decided to invest significantly more in oil and gas.
Fastned has posted record sales in the first quarter of 2025. The company reported “significant” growth in the amount of energy sold and the number of charging sessions in January, February and March. It also opened its first charging station in Italy.
On the N34 west of Emmen in Drenthe, a filling station has opened with three metre-high ‘menhirs’ under the canopy, unique for the Netherlands. T-Energy ‘De Blikken’, a petrol station in Tamoil’s network, is also the fifth in the Netherlands to offer a luxury Flocafé petrol shop.