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Reform needed to safeguard €6bn income while promoting electric vehicles, economist warns

Electric cars may represent the future, but the public are slow to buy

Electric cars may represent the future, but the public are slow to buy

Range anxiety, the recharging network and price are hurdles preventing purchases

‘Customers are very confused’: Motor dealer outlines EV reality

‘Customers are very confused’: Motor dealer outlines EV reality

Buyers may want to go green, but for those travelling long distances the range is small

The Irish Times guide to new electric cars for 2020 and 2021

The Irish Times guide to new electric cars for 2020 and 2021

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Ford Kuga: Impressive plug-in hybrid SUV underlines motor giant’s renaissance

Ford Kuga: Impressive plug-in hybrid SUV underlines motor giant’s renaissance

US carmaker’s new offering comes with nice styling, sharp price and lots of electric miles

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Court says Land Rover shape can’t be trademarked

UK court ruling frees up Ineos to proceed with its Grenadier Defender-clone

Grandland X hybrid sees Opel approaching new era

Biggest Opel offering in crossover market has 50km fully-electric range

Tesla wants an electric Golf rival

Elon Musk confirms plans for smaller, cheaper Tesla to investors

New car sales down 14% in July

Tesla and Porsche the only brands to record sales growth this year

Great Irish drives for staycationers, covering every corner of the island

Bob Montgomery revisits favourites from his Great Roads series in The Irish Times

Will coronavirus convince us all to buy campervans?

As interest in campers swells in Britain, Volkswagen reckons there’s an Irish opening too

Audi wants to use your car to power your home

German carmaker teams up with the Hager Group to investigate bi-directional chargers

Which used cars won’t let you down? And which will?

The least reliable car brands are dominated by high-end luxury and supercar marques

Irish motor industry faces job losses and potential dealer closures

New car market is down 32 per cent this year

Kia Xceed shines with sleek styling

Best stepping stone to an electric car for fossil-fuel loyalists may be a plug-in hybrid

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BMW preparing its cars for post-purchase equipment payments

Ford’s working class hero for these tough times

Focus ST reminds us why we love a fast Ford

Government won’t name date for EV grants for car dealers

Dealers are calling for the removal of the financial hurdle currently facing electric car demonstrators

ESB adds pricing to its slower chargers for electric cars

Electric car drivers will now pay 29c per kilowatt to charge their cars

Land Rover Defender: A reboot that lives up to the hype

This is the finest example of farm-vehicle gentrification since air con was fitted to a tractor

Land Rover lookalike Ineos Grenadier revealed

‘No nonsense’ 4x4 designed to full the utilitarian void left behind by the old Land Rover Defender

New all-electric car adds further surge to Seat’s product offensive

Spanish car firm to introduce its new el-Born electric hatchback next year

Taxis under pressure to switch to electric

Programme for Government says taxis have ‘disproportionate impact’ on air quality

Audi adds third all-electric car to its line-up

New Q4 E-tron Sportback crossover shares underpinnings with VW ID.3 and Skoda Enyaq

New Opel Mokka off to an electric start

Dramatic styling for Opel’s new small crossover

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Ford Kuga: a hugely impressive plug-in hybrid that might just help cement a Ford renaissance

Ford Kuga: Impressive plug-in hybrid SUV underlines motor giant’s renaissance

Motors
Neil Briscoe
August 5, 2020, 07:15

US carmaker’s new offering comes with nice styling, sharp price and lots of electric miles

Opel’s Grandland X Hybrid4 weighs in at more than 1,800kgs.

Grandland X hybrid sees Opel approaching new era

Motors
Michael McAleer
August 5, 2020, 05:35

Biggest Opel offering in crossover market has 50km fully-electric range

Kia Xceed: The €29,000 price point puts it right in the mix against regular hybrid rivals

Kia Xceed shines with sleek styling

Motors
Michael McAleer
July 22, 2020, 07:12

Best stepping stone to an electric car for fossil-fuel loyalists may be a plug-in hybrid

The Focus ST is an eighties heroes reborn

Ford’s working class hero for these tough times

Motors
Neil Briscoe
July 15, 2020, 07:15

Focus ST reminds us why we love a fast Ford

Land Rover Defender: A reboot that lives up to the hype

Motors
Michael McAleer
July 8, 2020, 06:00

This is the finest example of farm-vehicle gentrification since air con was fitted to a tractor

Renault Zoe Z.E.50 R135 GT Line: within sight of being a class leading four-star car, thanks to a mix of usable range, competitive price and practical, smart cabin

Is this the best electric car you can buy right now?

Motors
Michael McAleer
June 24, 2020, 07:05

Renault surprises with a cracking supermini that almost gets the balance right

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BMW iX3: Fully electric crossover promises 460km on single charge

Michael McAleer
August 7, 2020, 13:45

The German company is building one of its cars in China for export for the first time

Court says Land Rover shape can’t be trademarked

Neil Briscoe
August 5, 2020, 10:33

UK court ruling frees up Ineos to proceed with its Grenadier Defender-clone

New car sales down 14% in July

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August 4, 2020, 15:23

Tesla and Porsche the only brands to record sales growth this year

Tesla wants an electric Golf rival

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