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Truckers protest over fuel costs creates major traffic disruption in Dublin
Truckers Protest at the Capital Truckers and hauliers are holding a major protest in the Capital to protest the rapidly rising cost of fuel. Significant disruption was caused around Dublin city as the truckers fight for lower fuel costs at the pump and at home. The protestors engaged in a rolling blockade on the M50 southbound which caused severe delays...
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Tesla is now valued at more than one trillion dollars
Latest European car sales figures prove Tesla’s growing dominance Tesla’s massive deal with Hertz has now made the autonomous electric car company more valuable than the next nine car makers. The order for 100,000 cars is the single biggest order of electric cars by any company to date and could be worth as much as $5.9b to Tesla. Tesla was...
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Proposed Bill to ban cars ‘idling’ outside schools
Idling Car Bill Keeping your engine running outside a school while dropping your kids off could become illegal under a proposed new Bill. According to Social Democrat TD, Jennifer Whitmore, running your engine can produce twice as much exhaust emissions than a moving car. Basically speaking this legislation bans parents and guardians from idling their engines outside school. Under these...
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Global Electric Vehicle Battery Market Doubles
Highest xEV battery growth rate year-on-year According to SNE Research, the total global battery capacity for passenger xEVs (buses and trucks are excluded) registered in July amounted to 20.7 GWh. This was a massive increase of 113% more than the same period in 2020. CATL remains the number one manufacturer in the xEV battery market with 6.1 GWh (up 236%)...
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Renault cuts production by 500,000 vehicles due to chip shortage
Renault cuts production by 500,000 Renault is cutting back on its car production due to chip shortage. The French car maker will make about 500,000 fewer vehicles because of the worsening semiconductor chip crisis. That is the equivalent of a fifth of last year's production output. Renault previously anticipated a gap of 200,000 cars, so this is a huge shortfall....
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Hertz places massive order for 100,000 Tesla electric cars
Hertz orders 100,000 cars from Tesla Hertz, the rental car company has confirmed that it is expanding its electric car fleet and has put in an order with Tesla Motors for 100,000 new cars. This has certainly been good for Tesla’s share value which is going through the roof. The acquisition will see Tesla Model 3 cars being made available...
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New car registrations increase during first 10 months of 2021
New Car Registrations 2020 Figures released by SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show that new car registrations have risen by 18.9% since January with electric car sales also increasing in the same period. There were 2,646 new car registrations during October which was a 15.2 per cent increase on October 2020. Registrations were also up by 21.4 per...
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Beyond Zero - Toyota to introduce its first fully electric car in the Irish market next year
Toyota 'Beyond Zero' bZ4X all-electric car Toyota has announced the arrival of the bZ4X all-electric vehicle in May 2022. The electric concept car was seen at the Shanghai motor show in April this year. The “bZ” stands for “beyond zero” Up until now Toyota has mainly focused on Hybrid electric cars. The bZ4X will be the carmaker’s first mass-produced electric...
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Damaged and Crashed Car Report for September 2021 | MyVehicle.ie
Crashed and damaged cars MyVehicle.ie has released its crashed and damaged cars report for the month of September 2021. We hope that you are not one of the unfortunate car purchasers who bought one of these previously damaged vehicles. Franchise Dealerships During September, 317 vehicles were discovered to be written-off. This was an increase of 76 vehicles compared to the...
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E-Scooter injuries on the rise in Ireland and the UK
New e-scooter laws on the way According to new research on e-scooter injuries carried out in Connolly HospitalBlanchardstown, more than half of people injured in e-scooter accidents were not wearing helmets at the time of the accident. The research commissioned by the hospital is the first of its kind in Ireland. Doctors there found that the injuries sustained by e-scooters...