Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/10/2026In the future, British EV drivers will be able to use their own electricity contract at on-street public EV charging points. This 'bring-your-own-power' approach will make public charging more affordable and integrate it with the energy system […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 2112 12
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/10/2026Germany finds itself on the losing side when it comes to watering down CO₂ targets, but on the winning side when it comes to greater ambition. Less hobby horses and culture wars, more electric cars and jobs. It seems to be a difficult choice. 000 0
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/10/2026Important and timely research by #ICCT on CO2 standards for cars and vans shows that weakening them, as proposed by the European Commission, France -Germany and the European Parliament, would result in significant job losses. Conversely, increasing ambition […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/10/2026"The weaker the CO2 standards, the higher the emissions from road transport. And since the number of allowances has already been set in regulation, watering down the standards would also put a greater strain on the ETS2 as demand for carbon outstrips [.] […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 102 2
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026EV users living in apartment buildings rely more on workplace and public charging 000 0
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/2026Many of them, especially in rural areas, have relatively high mileage (and thus higher cost & emissions savings compared to a diesel/petrol car) 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/10/202697% of owners of battery-electric vehicles in France are satisfied with their vehicle, as are 92% of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle owners. www.enedis.fr/presse/15-000-km-parc… 211 2
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026A clear overview of what studies show regarding the carbon intensity of driving or heating with electricity 001 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026“As climate and nature risks increasingly affect productivity, growth, inflation and the resilience of the financial system, taking them into account falls squarely within our mandate.” www.ecb.europa.eu//press/key/date/2… 104 4
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026Happy Männer-die-die-Welt-verbrennen-Tag for those who celebrate! 001 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026Interesting figures on where car models that are supported under the German EV / PHEV grant are manufactured. 63,1% of supported EVs undergo final assembly in the EU; for PHEVs this figure is lower at 57%. 101 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026Europe. The continent where ambitions are always set just a little lower. www.transportenvironment.org/articl… 105 5
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026„etwas mehr Spielraum bei den CO₂-Werten“ Aber auch: Automobilhersteller sind nicht mehr verpflichtet, „grünen Stahl“ als Ausgleich für Fahrzeuge mit Verbrennungsmotor zu verwenden. Stattdessen muss die Bahn das ausgleichen! […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 000 0
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026Car manufacturers are no longer obliged to use green steel as redemption for combustion-engine cars, is the German-France proposal. Instead, rail (!!) will have to compensate! […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 112 2
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026Pandora’s Box is a tailpipe www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2… 000 0
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026What I particularly appreciate is that flexibility is now recognised as a key element of electrification and a significant enabler of affordability. As of 2027, support for heat pumps will be tied to smart control ability. (For 'social leasing' it's already a smart heat pump + tariff bundle). 101 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026Whilst many European countries have yet to draw up a first draft of an Electrification Action Plan, France 🇫🇷 is already on to part 2 presse.economie.gouv.fr/electrifion… 120 2
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/10/2026In 2025, the export value of battery-electric vehicles in the European Union was almost double the import value. ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/produc… 022 2
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/10/2026They continue to make sustainable use of merchandise from the early 2020s, at a time when hydrogen was still considered a viable option. 000 0
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026Oh Stellantis, where do I sign? The Citroën 2CV Fourgonette ❤️ www.media.stellantis.com/em-en/citr… 111 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026Unfortunately, CO₂ emissions from road transport are much higher in most European countries than they were in 1990 – even though the measures to tackle this (modal shift, electrification) are well-known and tried and tested. 001 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026Just five EU capitals have a fleet of buses that is mostly made up of electric vehicles. 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026Compare the two figures: electric buses are clearly on the rise, but diesel is still dominant 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/10/2026Stellantis, where's the order button?! Citroën is set to relaunch the 2CV as the hottest electric vehicle on the market. Ready in two years, fulfils the upcoming EU E-car requirements. And the price? O la la! €15,000 (just under 100,000 🇫🇷 francs) […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 2810 10
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026What is new, however, is that different COPs are used in the calculations for the heat pump, depending on the property’s EPC rating. I find it interesting that sensitivity to the price of electricity is low. The cost of insulation is a more decisive factor. 201 2
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency PBL has updated its analysis for local heat planning. By the end of 2027, municipalities will need to have plans in place for every area. Compared to 2025: - All-electric heat pumps doubled - Hybrids + […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 104 4
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026P.S.: Voor grotere aansluitingen gaat grosso modo dit de bepalende verdeling zijn van hoe zwaar een piek meetelt in het maandtarief 000 0
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026De brief bevat daarnaast eindelijk concrete tariefvoorbeelden. Dit zouden de tijdsafhankelijke nettarieven zijn in 2026: 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026De berekeningen (wederom van Berenschot) voor Netbeheer Nederland laten zien dat uurprijzen de hoogste besparing opleveren, het wijzingsvoorstel juist een stapje terug is. Dat komt omdat de netkosten nu ook meer over de daluren uitgesmeerd worden. 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Met tegenzin voldoen ze aan dat wijzingsverzoek. Maar, en dit is interessant (hoewel niet verrassend), uit een nieuwe doorrekening concluderen de netbeheerders dat "De variant die het beste scoort wat betreft het verlagen van de netbelasting is de 24-uursvariant." 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Omdat minder tijdsblokken minder duidelijk sturen en het risico op nieuwe pieken vergroten, is het avondpiektarief in het voorstel van eerder dit jaar verder verlengd. 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026Uit de brieven over en weer tussen Netbeheer Nederland en de ACM blijkt dat er vraagtekens zijn bij het ingediende voorstel met tijdvariabele nettarieven, dat afwijkt van het onderzochte model (dat tot een verlaging van piekbelasting op laagspanning van 3 tot 12% kwam) 100 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026But with forbidden price discrimination 000 0
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026Lidl France is extending its summer discount, offering €0.18/kWh for AC and €0.29/kWh for DC, including its 180 kW chargers. www.lidl.fr/c/e-mobilite/s10037236 010 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026French supermarket E.Leclerc has lowered the price of its EV charging network to just 0.17 €/kWh. This is lower than some residential electricity prices, especially when you consider the cost of a home charging point. Unfortunately not (yet?) available adhoc […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 125 5
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026Smart to transfer the copyright in advance to the party you want to simply copy and paste from it. 001 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026"The findings from this study show that the demand for heat pumps increases as upfront costs decrease. Moreover, the lower the upfront costs the greater the effect of a £1 reduction in upfront costs." […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 103 3
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026‘Laddfattigdom' or 'charging poverty’ In Sweden, too, there is growing awareness of the inequality between those who can charge their EV at home (low costs, reliability, time savings) and those who are dependent on public charging infrastructure […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 003 3
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026The impact of demand-side adjustments – smart EV charging – is particularly significant in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. In western and southern Europe, access to (more) dynamic pricing is already a major source of benefits for consumers. 001 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026Industry Museum Europa. The only sensible way forward is to extend the ‘Made in Europe’ designation for cars to include the usage phase as well. After all, how much does a petrol car contribute to value creation in Europe over its lifetime? […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 000 0
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026Sales of hybrid cars have remained the same as last year, but nearly 100,000 fewer petrol cars have been sold. Diesel sales have halved in the space of a year. 110 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026The high proportion of electric vehicles is also remarkable because the French car market is mainly in the smaller, affordable segment, where the range of EVs has long lagged behind. 112 2
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026Interesting feature on Energy-Charts: what could the increased use of batteries on the German wholesale market achieve: flattening peak prices, raising (mainly solar) capture prices (cc @energy_charts_d ) […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 215 5
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026The six selected consortia. With the exception of the last one, all of them mention the combination of smart control and a fitting energy contract as part of their package, so that heat pump flexibility is utilised to reduce energy bills and system costs. 101 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026France 🇫🇷 is extending its 'social leasing' scheme, which offers reduced monthly leasing rates for electric vehicles to lower-income households, to heat pumps. www.ecologie.gouv.fr/presse/present… 103 3
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026More than half of Swedish applications for the EV grant are rejected: are the criteria too confusing? (Or, at the risk of being pelted with kanelbullar: do Swedes only understand things if they’re explained step by step using simple pictograms, as with the national furniture giant?) 111 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2025Er klinken al enige tijd flink wat sirenes, en het begon ook naar brand te ruiken. Niet heel dichtbij is een grote brand. Ik lees er over op de AD-website […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 001 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/01/2025An electric excavator charging (pictured yesterday) 001 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/01/2025#OTD 2011: ensuring interoperability of the then brand new, soon to be delivered, Nissan Leaf #EV 🔌 with 🇳🇱 Amsterdam's public charging infrastructure. 001 1
Jaap Burger @burger-jaap.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2025Someone on LinkedIn has 1:1 copied this post as if it were their own. This is not the first time this has happened to me. What do I do about it? From: @burger_jaap mastodon.social/@burger_jaap/113804… 001 1