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Irish Government owns just five electric-powered cars
Irish Government electric car ownership Despite urging people to avoid fossil-fuel cars, the Irish State is not taking their own advice and has been shown slow to make a switch EV power in own fleet. Of the 6,536 vehicles owned by the Irish State, only 5 are electric-powered. The statistics released by Minister for Transport Shane Ross confirm a poor...
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UK car industry forecast for further downgrade
Industry figures in the UK are revealing another cut in sales forecasts for The fall in demand for new vehicles in the UK is accelerating and will trigger a further downgrade to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders’ (SMMT) market predictions. One source described the situation developing, “not a crash, but a significant adjustment”. Six months ago the SMMT’s...
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China’s tech giants are setting their sights on futuristic car innovation
Futuristic vehicle innovation Chinese tech giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent have moved up a gear in the race to build, what they class as smartphones on wheels’. Over the past five years, these huge Chinese corporations have been ramping up their development towards lucrative apps for smartphones but they are now turning their attention to building intelligent and connected vehicles....
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Elon Musk has revealed that Tesla Cars will guess where you want to go in the future
Elon Musk, the CEO and founder of Tesla Motors has said that we are very close to predictive driving, where you car will figure out where you want to go before you even tell it. Imagine having a Knight Rider-style car, which automatically takes you to the destination of your choice the moment you sit in it. If we can...
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Insurer cancels motorists' policies after devices show them speeding
Insurance giant AIG is cancelling motoring insurance policies for irresponsible and reckless driving. The measures are being taken after analysis of 'black box' type devices being used by young motorists to monitor their driving habits. Young drivers get discounts from insurance companies for safe driving. As a result of the analysis of the devices connected to young drivers cars, AIG...
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Singapore to cap number of cars allowed on roads from 2018
Traffic congestion is a major problem in just about every major urban center around the world, but some areas are worst than others. We may think of traffic hotspots such as the M50 here is Dublin but Singapore is also one of those places that has a huge traffic problem. So much so that the authorities in Singapore are determined...
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The European Union is calling for an EU-wide database on clocked vehicles and cross-border deal to ease the crisis
The European Union is calling for an EU-wide database on clocked vehicles and cross-border deal to ease the crisis A wider clampdown is being demanded across the European Union to counteract the growing problem of car clocking. Despite NCT checks mileage is being altered on as much as 20 percent of UK imports. Due to the increasing number of clocked...
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Cars to be fitted with an emergency eCar callout system
A life-saving emergency callout system for cars will go live in the spring. Cars involved in collisions will automatically initiate an emergency call and transmit the vehicle’s specific location to the emergency services. For motorists who find themselves involved in road accidents and collisions, this is a great development. The new system which will dramatically reduce response times is part...
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Nissan to suspend domestic production of cars to the Japan market
Nissan Motors is suspending their domestic production of cars for the Japanese market for at least the next two weeks in order to address misconduct in its final inspection procedures that led to a major recall. As a result of the misconduct, Nissan’s brand have been very much tarnished in the Japanese market. The controversy involves a data falsification scandal...
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Pre-2006 cars to pay an extra £10 'T-charge' to drive in London from today
From today, owners of older, dirtier cars will be charged an extra £10 if they want to drive into London. Saddiq Khan, who is the Mayor of London announced the "Toxicity charge" in February as part of the clean up of the capital’s "filthy air". The "T-charge" (toxicity charge) will be introduced Today, October 23 and will be in operation...