All posts by Robin Loos

Train of thought: what the EU needs for a reliable rail system 

What makes a good EU-wide railway system for consumers? Our mobility expert Robin Loos hopped on the first Brussels-Prague night train and shares a little bit of his experience aboard and a lot of BEUC’s solutions to make rail work...

/ April 2, 2024
Graphic that shows a bird's eye view of pedestrians, a bicycle, an electric car, and a metro carriage.

Car electrification must go hand-in-hand with promoting alternatives to car use

Consumers must be able to break out of a mobility system that fundamentally relies on fossil fuels. Both car electrification as well as the promotion of alternatives to car use are needed here.

and / December 5, 2023

The car data hype – no need to worry? Think twice

BEUC’s mobility expert Robin Loos brings us a story from his future self to explain why regulating access to car data is important.

/ February 17, 2022

Air pollution hot spots revealed by consumer groups in Lithuania, Poland and Slovakia

Long-term exposure to nitrogen oxide (NO2) in certain areas raises numerous questions, a citizen science project by BEUC members in Slovakia, Lithuania and Poland shows. At a time when the European Commission is about to present its Zero Pollution Action...

/ February 26, 2021

Use price to change our transport habits

We can clean up our mobility system without it feeling like an uncomfortable sacrifice. This requires fair price signals and incentives that make sustainable transport options affordable and attractive.

, and / October 30, 2020