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Ford Kuga Plug-in Hybrid
The All-New Ford Kuga Plug-in Hybrid SUV Is the Ford Kuga PHEV one of the best plug-in hybrid SUVs you could drive? Some think so. The Ford Kuga is a very popular compact Sport Utility Vehicle, more commonly known as an SUV. It first went on sale back in 2008 when it was built at the Ford plant...
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Car dealers trial green flashed number plates for electric vehicles
UK car dealers trial green number plates for electric vehicles The new plates being trialed by Nissan dealers in the UK have a distinctive green rectangle on the left-hand side of the plate to indicate that the vehicle is emission-free. The purpose of the trial plates is to give customers a preview of what they could look like...
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UK brewery to install electric car chargers at 2,700 pubs
Charge up at the pub! In keeping with their name, the UK brewery, Greene King is planning to install EV charging points across its 2,700 pubs. The company has said that in the first phase, they will install charging points at 900 pubs by the end of 2020. The pub charging points will be Pay as You...
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Irish consumers unsure and confused about electric cars
Irish drivers in total confusion over electric cars Irish consumers may be interested in the new electric car technologies but they are very confused about how to proceed with their choice of car. Some car buyers may want to go ‘green’ but the EV infrastructure that is available right now is just not up to muster. ...
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McDonald’s to install electric car charge points
McDonald’s plan to install electric car charge points at its UK and Irish sites The fast-food giant has said that you will soon be able to charge up your electric car at a McDonalds in the near future. McDonald’s drive-thrus will have hundreds of charging points installed at its UK sites and most likely this will be rolled out in...
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Are hydrogen fuelled vehicles really the way forward?
H2 fuel cell vehicles When it comes to driving and its fuel source there is no easy option, regardless of whether the source is petroleum, biofuels, electrons in a battery, or hydrogen fuel cell cars. If you wish to purchase the ‘best’ type of fuel-powered car, you will be faced with many different options nowadays. This decision will come down...
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1,000 more electric chargers in the next 5 years
Step in the right direction towards 936,000 EV’s on-road by 2030 As part of a new infrastructure scheme, 1,000 car charger points for EV’s are to be installed over the next 5 years. Richard Bruton announced a number of months ago, before the lockdown that there has been funding set aside for local authorities to carry out this task and...
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New car registrations down but Hybrid sales increasing
Decrease in new car registrations in Ireland but hybrid-electric sales continue to increase. Hybrids are becoming more popular with Irish buyers and are up 70 per cent on last year to 5,674this is despite the new car market being down overall. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released figures showing the Irish new car market down by 6.9% to 33,928...
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Europe's cheapest electric car
Dacia has unveiled possibly the cheapest electric car in Europe. The Romanian car brand owned by Renault, the Dacia Spring EV is being marketed as Europe's most affordable battery-electric car. The new Dacia EV was revealed at the Geneva motor show in the virtual space. The manufacturer promises that the electric crossover vehicle will be Europe's most affordable EV. Already...
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Toyota Ireland Chief Executive warns that buyers are being rushed into electric cars
The head of Toyota Ireland is saying that buyers are being confused and rushed into electric vehicles. The outgoing government has implemented a plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2030, but this is causing major confusion according to Toyota motor executive, Steve Tormey. Mr Tormey of Toyota has even said that not only is this...