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Keen pricing bumps up the appeal of BYD’s new hybrid SUV

Seal-U plug-in hybrid comes with a lengthy electric range and an equally long standard equipment list

By Neil Briscoe

Electric vehicles: How much will our electric car cost to charge annually versus the fuel costs of an equivalent petrol car?

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

Europe’s Car of the Year: meet the seven finalists

Two new cars show Honda can be sensible and edgy at the same time

Kia EV6: An already-handsome car gets a facelift

ELECTRIC CARS

Test drive: Audi’s revised e-tron GT proves electric car fun-doubters wrong

Impressive power backed up by predictable poise and exceptional range

Keen pricing bumps up the appeal of BYD’s new hybrid SUV

Seal-U plug-in hybrid comes with a lengthy electric range and an equally long standard equipment list

Electric vehicles: How much will our electric car cost to charge annually versus the fuel costs of an equivalent petrol car?

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

Europe’s Car of the Year: meet the seven finalists

Shortlist features Alfa Romeo Junior, Citroën ë-C3/C3, Cupra Terramar, Dacia Duster, Hyundai Inster, Kia EV3 and Renault 5

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Test drive: Audi’s revised e-tron GT proves electric car fun-doubters wrong

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By Neil Briscoe

Car review: The Polestar 4 is simply stellar when it comes to comfort

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By Michael McAleer

BMW M5: A heavyweight hits with an appropriate punch

The new M5 is genuinely a bargain, freakishly fast and profoundly poised

By Neil Briscoe

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

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

By Neil Briscoe

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New BusConnects routes pushed back until January due to risk of Christmas confusion

By Tim O'Brien

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

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Test drive: Audi’s revised e-tron GT proves electric car fun-doubters wrong

Impressive power backed up by predictable poise and exceptional range

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Keen pricing bumps up the appeal of BYD’s new hybrid SUV

Seal-U plug-in hybrid comes with a lengthy electric range and an equally long standard equipment list

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Electric vehicles: How much will our electric car cost to charge annually versus the fuel costs of an equivalent petrol car?

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

Motors

Europe’s Car of the Year: meet the seven finalists

Shortlist features Alfa Romeo Junior, Citroën ë-C3/C3, Cupra Terramar, Dacia Duster, Hyundai Inster, Kia EV3 and Renault 5

Business

The very human problem with not-quite-self-driving cars

The better an automated system performs, the more complacent – and dangerous – we become behind the wheel

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Two new cars show Honda can be sensible and edgy at the same time

New hybrid crossover and steaming-hot hot hatch show Honda hasn’t given up on Europe just yet

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Car review: The Polestar 4 is simply stellar when it comes to comfort

This all-electric crossover is the best car to come from the Sino-Swedish brand to date

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Kia EV6: An already-handsome car gets a facelift

The strong-selling Kia EV6 boasts a longer range and improved charging in its 2025 update

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EV Q&A: Are there different kinds of batteries used in electric cars? Which one is best?

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

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Hyundai’s new €18,995 electric car is set to cause quite a stir

New Inster EV is a surprisingly impressive small car that could revive an EV market stuffed with bland, expensive crossovers

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Ford’s new Capri is little more than a soulless crossover

The car giant had a great opportunity to showcase its skills – instead it delivered an exercise in cost control

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BMW M5: A heavyweight hits with an appropriate punch

The new M5 is genuinely a bargain, freakishly fast and profoundly poised

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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

Business

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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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

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

Your EV questions answered: Helping to separate electric car myths from facts

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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

Motors

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

Motors

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

‘We have all seen the video’: Dundalk voters give verdict on John McGahon as Fine Gael candidate goes to ground

Ireland weather: Orange warnings issued for six counties with ‘heavy’ snowfall expected

Restaurateur Gráinne O’Keefe: I cut out sugar from my diet and here’s how it went

‘I’m in my early 30s and recently married - but I cannot imagine spending the rest of my life with her’

Remains of Cork fisherman found by chance two decades after he disappeared, inquest hears

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