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Mobility Energy talk show: ‘Business after tobacco ban more urgent than transition to electric’

OK’s takeover of BP Netherlands came as a surprise even to BP dealer Jan Paul Kerkhof from The Hague, he confessed during the first edition of Mobility Energy Talks. With Kerkhof and Kelly Van Rijn-Van Tol of Tanqplus, the talk show, in addition to the ‘takeover of the year’, also discussed the Bovag study on…
Block tariff ANWB warns e-drivers: charging abroad often more expensive

Holidaymakers with an electric car would do well to be alert to unexpectedly high charging costs at slow chargers this summer, warns ANWB. Especially charging points at hotels, restaurants and holiday parks can cause a hefty bill.
BP transfers mobility arm in the Netherlands to OK owner Catom

BP has reached an agreement to sell its mobility and convenience business, including BP pulse, in the Netherlands to Catom. This sale is part of BP’s previously announced US$20 billion divestment programme and is expected to be completed by the end of 2025.
Bovag report Future vision of petrol stations: ‘One-third fewer filling stations in the Netherlands by 2040 if energy transition continues at current pace’

If the number of electric passenger cars in the Netherlands continues to grow at the current pace and continues to replace petrol and diesel cars, it will lead to the closure of a third of the number of refuelling and charging stations in our country over the next 15 years: from 4,100 today to 2,750…
Bovag survey petrol stations From refuelling to charging: transition requires new business model

In the mobility of the future, there is less and less room for the traditional petrol station. Thanks to data technology, the customer is more than just his license plate, electrification requires new concepts and the margin on tobacco is going up in smoke. During the Bovag Members’ Day, the alternatives were discussed in detail.
‘Netherlands second most expensive petrol country’

The Netherlands is the second-most expensive country in the European Union to fill up the car. Only Denmark has slightly higher costs. This is according to a survey by comparison site Independer. Bulgaria is the cheapest: there, the price for a full 50-litre tank is about €35 lower.
New talk show Mobility Energy Talkshow: Is there a right of existence for the independent petrol station entrepreneur?

The study ‘The Future of the Petrol Station’ shows that petrol stations without additional services will eventually lose their right to exist. Which directions can entrepreneurs choose? We will discuss this on Thursday 10 July during the first edition of the Mobility Energy Talks talk show.
Employee grabs sandwiches without paying: 4 thousand euro fine and immediate dismissal

An employee of a petrol station operator has been summarily dismissed after it emerged that she had consumed a sandwich several times without paying for it. The employee must also pay damages of EUR 3,864.98.
From the magazine ‘Super-cheap fuelling remains the basis of our success even in changing market’

The filling station was already there and now SuperTank on De Ee in Dronten has also opened the family company’s new head office and a luxury Come and refuel! lunchroom. In a market that is changing as a result of the energy transition, manager Sander Kosta says super-cheap refuelling, ease of refuelling, speed and quality…