electric vehicles

Decision a reprieve for UK plants a year after German auto giant said it would focus on China plants for EV models

Close to a fifth of new cars registered in first eight months were EVs

Smaller firms struggle to raise cash, even as investment levels hit new record

Online searches for older Ford Fiesta models spikes

Shares almost quadrupled last Tuesday, valuing the company at almost as much as Ford and General Motors combined

Number of used cars licensed has fallen by half since July 2019

Non-profit organisations and the general public will also be able to use the bikes for free

Many governments have defied experts and reduced tax breaks and grants for buying EVs, which has almost certainly killed off some of the enthusiasm

Facility at Barack Obama Plaza in Tipperary can provide 100km of range in six minutes

Congestion and air pollution in the capital are rising and the city’s transport network could soon become a major climate battleground

John Manning says the various grants and incentives are being used as ‘political footballs’

Latest trials show technology embedded in roads can charge an EV’s battery as it moves overhead

Number of new EVs registered last month up 52 per cent on same time last year.

Linda Jackson aims to plot a narrow course between mass market and premium brands for Peugeot

MG’s electric load-lugger gets a new look but still lacks polish

Number of cars being imported from Britain collapses to new low

Michael McDowell: This is what passes for 'rolling out' new programmes and projects. In the meantime, the buses lie idle and the people whose job it was to plan the charging infrastructure sit at their desks

Company has developed technology to better utilise fast chargers

Almost a fifth of new cars registered in the State in the first half of 2023 were electric

German production line shuts down for the last time amid move towards new electric models

Small, agile, and light – the electric Up is one of the best EVs around

Electric vehicle registrations surged in June before SEAI grant is reduced

Electric vehicle maker beats targets after identifying affordability as barrier to sales

The mining and processing involved in producing EV batteries is far from clean, but how does it stack up against drilling, refining and burning oil?

It is easy to assume the world is getting progressively worse. And then along comes a huge leap forward in science or medicine to challenge the misery

GoPlugable will allow homeowners to rent out EV chargers to drivers who need to top up vehicles

CSO data also showed that Volkswagen (1,576) was the most popular make of new private car licensed in the month

Regulatory obstacles may stymie State ambition on carbon budgets

Benedetto Vigna says e-fuels have matured as a technology more quickly than anticipated

New battery gigafactory is just the start of VW’s electric plans

Kia’s new EV9 flagship SUV goes head to head with rivals like the Volvo EX90

Politicians and broadcasters claim phasing-out moves are a conspiracy against conservative talkshows

Chunky styling for BMW’s eighth-generation 5 Series

Consumer demand for new electric vehicles has increased by 35 per cent this year despite a rise in cost, says Done Deal

Chinese company NEVS has created an EV that could have 1,000km range – if anyone will build it

Electric vehicles account for 17% of all new vehicles licensed in the State so far this year

Pricewatch: The availability, the cost, the economics, the range. All you need to know about electric cars

Company will install new chargers at 30 forecourts around the country by 2025

New car sales are up 16 per cent so far this year with 67,018 new registered cars at the end of April

Forecourt retailer has acquired 25 new sites over the past decade