23+ hour, 55+ min ago  (715+ words) Analysis: Ireland's EV fleet of just over 4% of total cars is exactly the EU average, but our 4,000 public chargers are well below the number they should be Most EV owners charge their cars at home. If they're using night-rate electricity,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (299+ words) New car sales in Europe rose in February after falling in January, while sustained demand for electric vehicles helped Elon Musk's all-electric brand Tesla resume growth for the first time since December 2024, official data showed today. Overall car registrations, a…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (554+ words) Every big car company has its core model, or to put it another way, its cash cow - think of Toyota's Corolla or the Mercedes E-Class - and in BMW's case, that car is the 3 Series. The car has been around for…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (751+ words) Remarkably, Toyota's new C-HR + is only the company's second electric car. Years after other companies rushed into fully electric mode, Toyota has been conservative in its offerings by committing so much to hybrid technology. After resistance to fully-electric from Akio…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (457+ words) Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is considering introducing charges on large SUVs driven in the capital, a new document suggests. Transport for London's (TfL's) Vision Zero action plan warned there is a "pressing need for targeted safety interventions" over larger…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (241+ words) Elon Musk's Tesla can soon start supplying British homes with electricity after it was granted a licence today, bringing a new competitor into the market at a time of heightened worries over rising bills. The UK's energy regulator Ofgem said…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (88+ words) Citro'n's C3 Aircross, family flexibility with chunky SUV looks'RTE.ie Citro'n has made sure you can get the latest C3 Aircross in multiple powertrains, manual and automatic, as well as five or seven-seat configurations. With a starting price of "27,790, the manual petrol…...

2+ week, 10+ hour ago  (410+ words) Used electric cars are now priced around 11% below comparable diesel vehicles, according to a new report from DoneDeal Cars. The figure is based on a sample of used cars less than five-years-old for sale on the dealer-listed online car marketplace....

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (300+ words) Volkswagen is in for another tough year dominated by tariffs and the battle to win back China, after Europe's largest carmaker reported a slump in operating profit today and forecast only a modest recovery for its dwindling margin. Like its…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (668+ words) Video by Leah Carroll. Words by Donal Byrne. If the latest trend in car buying in Ireland continues, electric cars look like they may outpace the combined sales of petrol and diesel cars this year. The latest figures from the…...