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According to FEBIAC, for the first time, more than one in two newly registered passenger cars in Belgium were fully electric. EV Belgium describes September’s figure of 50.9% as a historic turning point, but not an end point. The figures show that a consistent policy, a growing range of vehicles and years of investment in charging infrastructure are yielding results. The sector federation’s message is therefore clear: maintain continuity and focus future policy efforts on making electric driving accessible to more families and businesses – for families through private leasing, a stronger second-hand market and social leasing, and for businesses through the electrification of vans and lorries, an area in which Belgium lags behind its neighbouring countries.

Prices at the pump are high once again: on 10 September, the official maximum price stood at €2.356 per litre of B7 diesel and €2.058 per litre of 95 E10 petrol (FPS Economy). For EV Belgium, this trend confirms that the transition to electric mobility is no longer merely a climate issue, but also, increasingly, a matter of purchasing power, energy policy and geopolitical independence. During the presentation of its new 2030 Charter, the sector federation stated that a fleet of two million electric vehicles by 2030 is thus becoming increasingly realistic, and represents an achievable vision for the future if the right political choices are made today.

Brussels, 2 September 2026 – The Belgian car market has reached a new tipping point. After fully electric vehicles (BEVs) continued to gain ground throughout 2026, electric vehicles overtook petrol as the most registered powertrain for the first time in June. This trend continued in July and was confirmed even more strongly in August: 46.2 per cent of all newly registered passenger cars were fully electric. This makes BEVs the most popular powertrain on the Belgian new car market for the third month running and sets yet another monthly record.

EV Belgium is calling on the federal government to work towards establishing a Belgian social leasing scheme for electric cars, both new and second-hand. Following the electrification of the company cars, all private users – including those with low incomes – must now also be able to opt for cheaper and more sustainable mobility. According to the federation, families can easily save more than 700 euros a year by making the switch. For EV Belgium, electric driving is not only the most economical, geopolitically responsible and ecological, but also the most socially responsible choice — in contrast to a reduction in excise duties on petrol and diesel.

Whenever petrol prices approach or exceed two euros per litre, the political response is the same as always: cut excise duties, bring down the price at the pump, and make petrol and diesel cheaper. That’s understandable. But today, it’s the wrong response to a legitimate concern.  After all, those who are currently hardest hit by high fuel prices also stand to gain the most from switching to electric vehicles. Not from a measure that makes fossil fuels cheaper for everyone, but from access to a technology that is structurally cheaper to run.

Vlaanderen, Wallonië en Brussel hebben een politiek akkoord bereikt over de invoering van een digitaal wegenvignet. Vanaf mei 2027 zullen automobilisten jaarlijks tussen 90 en 100 euro¹ betalen om gebruik te maken van de gewest- en autosnelwegen die over een recent voertuig beschikken. EV Belgium spreekt zich vandaag niet uit over het principe van zo'n wegenvignet. Dat ook buitenlandse weggebruikers bijdragen aan het onderhoud van onze infrastructuur, is op zichzelf een verdedigbare beleidskeuze. De fundamentele vraag is een andere: welk signaal wil de overheid hiermee geven over de mobiliteit van morgen? Voorlopig is dat signaal bijzonder onduidelijk.

Brussel, 9 juli 2026. – De Belgische laadpalensector kende opnieuw een eerste halfjaar met ijzersterke groei, ook in Wallonië. Eind juni waren er in ons land 126,045 publieke laadpunten voor elektrische voertuigen beschikbaar, een toename van bijna 20.000 laadpunten ten opzichte van eind 2025. Tegelijk werd in juni 2026 – mede dankzij de energiecrisis – de elektrische auto de bestverkochte motorisatie op de Belgische automarkt (38%)

Nieuwe cijfers van De Tijd¹ en de federale overheid tonen dat België in 2024 nog 15,2 miljard euro steun gaf aan fossiele brandstoffen. Het eigen regeerakkoord belooft een afbouw — en een Europees rapport toont waarom de tijd daarvoor dringt.

Namen, 1 juli 2026. EV Belgium was aanwezig bij de inhuldiging van de allereerste openbare laadpalen die door ENGIE Vianeo zijn geïnstalleerd – in het kader van de eerste regionale concessie die in Wallonië is toegekend. In twee jaar tijd zullen 3.165 laadpunten worden geïnstalleerd.