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DHL promoting their new Streetscooter electric delivery van
StreetScooter is an electric vehicle manufacturer located in Aachen, Germany. They were bought out by DHL Deutsche Post DHL Group in December 2014. The Deutsche Post DHL Group explained that their electric vehicles were part of GoGreen initiative to reduce CO2 emissions. The group is producing and selling its own electric delivery vans as a response to the ongoing debate...
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Due to new Luas tram operations, Cars will be reduced to one lane on Dublin's quays
Due to the new Luas tram operations, which will begin fully in December, cars will be reduced to one lane on the quays in the city centre from this Sunday. Cars will also be banned from turning right onto O'Connell Bridge from Bachelors Walk under the new traffic management plans for Dublin City Centre. Dublin City Council said the changes...
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Eastlink toll charges to be reduced
Motorist will now pay reduced tolls at the Thomas Clarke Bridge, formerly the East-Link, from Friday as VAT is removed from the current price. The charge will now be reduced from €1.75 to €1.40. The East-Link bridge was originally a private enterprise but it was eventually acquired by Dublin City Council in 2015. The removal of VAT from State-owned tolls comes...
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Norway, tough on speed limits and drink driving
Speed limits out on the roads can only properly be useful to society where they create an atmosphere and environment of widespread compliance and enforcement. In Norway, for example, there are no shades of grey when it comes to enforcement of the speed limits and especially towards drinking and driving . In places like Norway, if you are slightly over...
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Do you want a car that runs for a million miles?
Many people say that they would like their car to run forever but is that actually a good or bad idea? Mercedes once had a famous ad campaign that boasted of their cars lasting a million miles. Nothing could be less desirable today. Back in the good old days, companies like Mercedes-Benz made a "good solid car" and they were...
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Driverless cars just around the corner in Ireland
Driverless cars just around the corner in Ireland Automated driving is just around the corner, but are Irish roads ready for it? All the world's major manufacturers are leapfrogging each other with technology that will eventually lead to autonomous driving. Motor industry chiefs worldwide are urging governments to encourage partial and eventually full automatic vehicles with suitable infrastructure. Many are...
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Hay fever and driving WARNING: Common medication could see motorists face hefty punishment
Experts have revealed that there are certain common over-the-counter allergy medications such as antihistamines could have a detrimental affect on your driving. As a result, hay fever sufferers could very well face prosecution for driving under the influence of legal drugs. Many hay fever sufferers have to take these medications in order to alleviate their symptoms. These medicines can actually...
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Electric vehicles pollute more than regular cars according to Roland Folger, head of Mercedes India
Roland Folger, who is the head of Mercedes-Benz in India, has raised doubts over the Indian government's intention to entirely switch over to electric vehicles by 2030. He maintains that the cumulative pollution in the production of electric cars is higher than other regular combustion engine vehicles. He claims that the electric cars pollute more because the electricity used to...
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Danny Healy-Rae Blames The Bad Road Conditions in Kerry on the Fairies
News broke all over Irish Twitter yesterday morning, that Independent Kerry TD, Danny Healy-Rae has blamed the poor road conditions on fairies. Danny Healy-Rae is no stranger to controversy and alternative opinions. Regarding one particular road condition, Danny said that the disappearance and reappearance of a dip in a Kerry road are due to the presence of fairy forts. The...
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Car manufacturers vision of a gradual transition to self-driving cars may have a big problem
On May 7, 2016, Joshua Brown lost his life after his semi autonomous electric Tesla vehicle crashed into a truck. Joshua Brown had engaged Tesla’s Autopilot feature but tragically, the on-board software didn’t detect the white side of the trailer against the daytime sky. The car slammed into the truck at full speed, 74 miles per hour, shearing off the...