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Irish Electric Car Sales On The Increase
EV Sales So far this year, in the first quarter, there has been as many electric cars sold than in the whole of 2018. Industry figures have revealed that 330 new electric car were registered in Ireland during the month of February, compared to just 72 in the same month last year. So far this year, 1,129 electric cars have...
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Tesla to shut all stores in a cost cutting bid
The Tesla Model 3 EV is seen as essential to Tesla’s survival Elon Musk has said that Tesla will shut most of its stores and sell all their electric cars online for a reduced starting price of $35,000 (€30,745). The Model 3 had previously been priced at $42,900 (€37,684). Talking about the store closures, Elon Musk said: "It's 2019. People...
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Have You Applied For Your Irish Border-Crossing Green Card
Cross-Border Green Card Border-crossing motorists will need to apply for Green Cards from this week According to the insurance industry and media, drivers crossing from the Republic of Ireland into Northern Ireland must have the correct green-card documentation or risk being fined. Automotive Green Cards are internationally recognised insurance documents which provide proof of insurance cover to police forces and...
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Uk car exports to China have plummeted by a whopping 72 percent
The UK car industry’s problems were compounded in January with the eighth consecutive drop in car exports to China. Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that overall production in Britain has fallen by 18.2% year-on-year in the first month of 2019. During January, 120,649 vehicles were manufactured in the UK down from the 147,507...
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Irish Company Cubic Telecom wins in-car tech-support contract with Skoda
Based in Dublin, Cubic Telecom, a leader in global connectivity solutions for the automotive industry has signed a contract with ŠKODA AUTO to power the connectivity services on Skoda’s all-new SCALA and KAMIQ models. The technologies provided by Cubic Telecom will enable connectivity for ŠKODA drivers all across Europe. ŠKODA drivers will be able to access the always-on connected services...
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Driver stopped with pint of Guinness in car
In a bazaar police stop, Gardaí in County Meath arrested a man after he was stopped and found to have a pint of Guinness sitting in the cup holder as if it was the most natural thing in the world. A member of An Garda Síochána labelled the incident last week as “the most bizarre yet”. The driver was arrested...
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Crazy Roman Police Escort for the Irish Rugby Team
Watch as the Irish rugby team get a crazy police escort through the streets of Rome at the weekend in the runup to their match with Italy which happened yesterday. You will see the bazaar and erratic driving of the Italian cops as the weave in and out at high speed in their escort duties on Saturday in the Eternal...
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Reports reveal that one in eight Irish motorists know an uninsured driver
Reports reveal that one in eight Irish motorists suspect that someone they know is an uninsured driver. A recent AA Car Insurance survey of 2,500 motorists suggests that 7.64% strongly believe they know someone driving without insurance. A further 5.17% are convinced said they were somewhat convinced that they knew of at least one uninsured driver among their social circle....
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Ford warns that a no-deal Brexit will be ‘catastrophic’
“We will take whatever action is necessary to preserve the competitiveness of our European business” Global car manufacturing giant, Ford is warning that a no-deal Brexit next month would be “catastrophic” for the UK’s auto industry. If that is the case, then there could be implications. Ford has not confirmed it but they may be stepping up preparations to move...
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Dublin Traffic Congestion Almost as Bad As Bogota and Rome
Dublin City Traffic Dublin may be one of the worst cities in the world for traffic congestion according to reports. Only drivers in Rome and the capital city ofColombia,Bogotá,spent more time stuck in traffic than Dubliners. The latest traffic research comes from Inrix,a global company that specialises in transportation analytics. They say that Dublin drivers spent a total of 246...