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Hyundai Inster: Small EV with a big personality set to shine in 2025

This affordable small electric car is just what’s needed to revive an EV market stuffed with bland, expensive crossovers

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Chinese electric car brand Xpeng to enter Irish market next year

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EV Q&A: Why are there no lamp-post chargers in Ireland?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

Green ‘flash’ registration plates for motorists on Irish roads with zero-emission vehicles

The plates ‘will help us visualise our zero emission future’, says Eamon Ryan

No mandate for new charges for motorists ‘at this stage’ of current Government, says Harris

Remarks come after Green Party sought to bring latest traffic strategy to Cabinet for approval before general election

Slump in electric car sales continues in October

Some brands have suffered more than others with Volkswagen and Hyundai both seeing EV sales down 37.5% on last year

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Test Drive: Audi’s colourful Q7 hybrid impresses, but there are limitations

Dramatic colour choice helps the big Audi make more of an impact

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Can the Ford Explorer arrive late to the EV party and still impress?

Brand’s second EV has excellent all-round electric performance and frugality, but it lacks a sense of fun

By Neil Briscoe

Kia EV3 first drive: New all-electric crossover ticks the right boxes to survive the EV sales slump

With starting prices at €36,790, Kia is certainly bang on the money when it comes to the competition

By Michael McAleer

Test drive: Renault’s updated Captur hybrid offers a more memorable driving experience

Renault has given its compact crossover a thorough makeover

By Neil Briscoe

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Number of complaints against taxi drivers reaches record levels

By Sorcha Pollak

Case for ‘Gluas’ light rail in Galway identified by feasibility study

By Harry McGee

Dublin-Belfast train users: ‘It’s advertised as an hour from Dundalk. It takes an hour and 20’

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EV Q&A: Why are there no lamp-post chargers in Ireland?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

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Slump in electric car sales continues in October

Some brands have suffered more than others with Volkswagen and Hyundai both seeing EV sales down 37.5% on last year

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Hyundai Inster: Small EV with a big personality set to shine in 2025

This affordable small electric car is just what’s needed to revive an EV market stuffed with bland, expensive crossovers

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China files complaint with WTO against EU’s extra tariffs on its electric vehicles

EU move followed an investigation into Beijing’s subsidies for its EV industry

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Can the European car industry navigate its way out of crisis?

Manufacturers including Volkswagen and BMW are sounding the alarm as a range of factors combine to threaten their positions

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Can I tow a 1,200kg trailer with an EV?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

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Chinese electric car brand Xpeng to enter Irish market next year

Xpeng electric car brand rivals Tesla and has plans for flying cars and AI models

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Buying a car: are you better opting for new or used?

For many buyers, the decision will come down to price and the gap has been closing dramatically in recent years

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Paris Motor Show goes big on electric despite buyer reticience

Reborn Renault 4 EV is the electric star of this year’s Paris show, but the undercurrent is all about China

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Car testing contracts expose RSA to absorbing inflation costs, report finds

Road Safety Authority’s surplus could be reduced or eliminated ‘due to having to meet the costs of contracts indexation’

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Test Drive: Audi’s colourful Q7 hybrid impresses, but there are limitations

Dramatic colour choice helps the big Audi make more of an impact

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Are there any restrictions on taking electric cars on a car ferry?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

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Renault 5 delivers retro fun and a nippy drive

Can a €30,000 enlarged supermini really represent the same ‘affordable mobility’ motoring of the original?

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Brand’s second EV has excellent all-round electric performance and frugality, but it lacks a sense of fun

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Are there any plans to make EV chargers accessible to wheelchair users?

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Norma Foley’s pouch plan acknowledges that phones cause harm. It may yet see her end up in history books

Plan signals mobile phones – and by extension social media platforms – are detrimental to children. The question now is what the Government will do next

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Kia EV3 first drive: New all-electric crossover ticks the right boxes to survive the EV sales slump

With starting prices at €36,790, Kia is certainly bang on the money when it comes to the competition

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Story of car assembly in Ireland takes a curiously personal turn

Bob Montgomery’s comprehensive history of car making in the State is required reading for any Irish car nut

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Should I only charge my EV to 80 per cent every time? Five common questions on electric cars answered

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

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Car makers dangle £2bn in EV discounts to customers to boost UK sales

In spite of these attractive subsidies, car manufacturers are still expected to fall show of the UK government’s sales mandate for zer-emission vehicles

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Skoda launches new electric Elroq SUV – a practical car with a 470L boot

New compact electric model priced from €36,545

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Test drive: Renault’s updated Captur hybrid offers a more memorable driving experience

Renault has given its compact crossover a thorough makeover

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Lotus Emeya review: The latest twist in its tale is an electric grand tourer

Can a brand synonymous with light sports cars really compete with a 2.5-tonne five-door electric saloon?

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New electric car sales down 26% on last year

While Toyota remains the best-selling new car brand, Audi has climbed into sixth position overall this year

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Can I remove the battery of my hybrid EV car for a long trip?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

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Drivers of electric vehicles more likely to cause road traffic crashes, UL research finds

EVs more likely to be used in urban settings where crashes are more common

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Why a car parts shortage is driving up insurance premiums

Europe is suffering a drought of spare parts for cars, and it’s making life expensive

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Honda’s ZR-V is just a bit disappointing for a car with a €54,000 price tag

The effort put in by Honda’s engineers definitely doesn’t shine through

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Do synthetic fuels make more sense than EVs?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

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EU carmakers pressure Brussels to delay stricter emission rules

Drop in electric vehicle sales puts manufacturers at risk of ‘multibillion-euro’ fines and production cuts

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Thinking of switching to an electric vehicle? Here’s what you need to consider

EV running costs will be much lower than for a petrol or diesel car

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Test drive: the Peugeot E-3008 electric SUV-coupe is a long-range surprise

Dramatic styling inside and out for the new Peugeot, but the real story here is the tech underneath

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How far can you go in an electric car? Almost 917km as it happens

Bridgestone and Webfleet team set new EV distance record - and it wasn’t even in some kind of space-age vehicle

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When the battery runs out on a plug-in hybrid, do you have to manually switch to the engine?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

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James May reckons the car is at ‘most interesting part of its history since it was invented’ as trio sign off on The Grand Tour

The three presenters turn off their engines after one last epic trip

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Why do we not seem to be able to provide the EV charging network the State needs?

Ireland’s sclerotic planning system acts as a major brake, but things could be about to improve

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How to reverse the slump in EV sales

Sales of electric cars in Ireland have fallen by 26 per cent this year. How can that be turned around?

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Are EVs more expensive to insure than other cars?

Helping to separate electric vehicle myths from facts, we’re here to answer all your EV questions

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Volvo refreshes hybrid XC90 to sell alongside new electric flagship

Updated XC retains plug-in system with up to 70km of electric range

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Test drive: Does the Golf GTi still have a role in the electric age?

Nearly 50 years after VW pioneered the mainstream hot hatch has it still got the recipe right?

US election: Polling experts and campaign veterans in the dark as America decides between Trump and Harris

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