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Traffic volume increases up to 16% as schools reopen
Traffic volume on Irish roads increases as schools reopen According to Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), traffic volumes have hugely increased compared to the past six months. Although, we are now seeing increased traffic on the roads, the volumes are still lower than this time last year. We have seen traffic rise significantly in the past week due...
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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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Tesla on autopilot crashes into police car as driver watches a movie
Tesla crashes as driver watches movie It seems hard to believe, but we have another Tesla driver who has caused a major collision while they do something stupid and dangerous behind the wheel. Tesla and it’s autonomous technology has suffered another setback because of this incident as the driver naively placed far too much reliance on the present...
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Coronavirus may have advanced automotive digitalisation by five years
The coronavirus lockdowns globally may have advanced the digitisation of the motor industry by five years. ASE Global revealed a key message to the the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) that key elements had gone digital during the Covid-19 lockdown. At the last VRA webinar on July 1, members were kept abreast of the latest developments in the industry...
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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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Cost of motoring falling due to cheaper insurance and fuel prices
You may have noticed that the cost of fuel has fallen slightly in recent months due to reduced global demand as a result of Covid-19. At the same time, according to the AA the average cost of running a family car fell to €10,386 which is down €207.26 on last year, with the biggest year-on-year change coming as a...
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UK close to allowing fully-autonomous cars on motorways
The United Kingdom explores how autonomous technology can be used safely on public roads. The UK’s Department for Transport along with the Center for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles are calling for research and evidence that self-driving vehicles can be driven safely on the road network. They have announced new consultations will focus on bringing autonomous vehicles to UK roads by...
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Car rental companies in trouble as tourist numbers plummet
"Red Alert" for car rental companies Car rental companies are in real trouble due to the lack of tourists coming to the country because of coronavirus. As we are all very aware, there has been a massive collapse of the tourism industry, not only here in Ireland, but internationally. As a result, thousands of brand new cars are available...
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Irish road traffic almost back to pre-covid levels
According to the CSO (Central Statistics Office), the volume of cars on Irish roads is almost back to the levels before the lockdown and the volume of trucks is actually even greater than the volume on the roads last year. The CSO also revealed that journeys by bus and rail were 57% lower than March until August 8...
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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. ...