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What will happen to electric cars when they reach their end of life?
Will it be easy to recycle electric cars? The Irish government want one million electric vehicles on the road in just ten years. What happens to these EV’s when it comes to their end of life? Electric car sales are on the increase for sure, but we are a long way off from the proposed one million expected. To be...
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Charges for charging your electric car will be introduced next month
EV public charging fees to be introduced next month A new scheme is to be introduced by the ESB next month that will bill electric vehicle drivers, including penalties for those motorists that leave their cars in the charging zones. Charges will be applied for charging your electric vehicle from next month. The ESB chief executive Pat O’Doherty said that...
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The Irish automotive industry fears that VRT increases could threaten 10,000 jobs
Automotive bosses believe that the car industry here is at its most vulnerable since 2008 According to car bosses, 10,000 jobs could be threatened if there are any adverse effects from a change in VRT. Coupled with this, Brexit is also a huge concern. Industry experts are touting that if there is a no-deal Brexit and if there is an...
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UK car industry on ‘red alert’ over potential no-deal Brexit
The UK’s car industry has sounded the ‘red alert’ over no-deal Brexit UK car production and investment looks like it could be in major trouble in the event of a no-deal when it comes to Brexit at the end of October. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is reporting that vehicle the United Kingdom’s manufacturing fell to a...
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Irish financial service group says UK car import spend is up 181% during the summer months
UK car imports spend goes up by a massive 181% The Kerry-based financial services group, Fexco says that UK car imports spend goes up by 181% over the summer months. The speedup has accelerated even more in the runup to Brexit with figures showing that Irish motorists have increased their spending on car importation by this massive figure in July...
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New vehicle manufacturer to build 4x4 in South Wales
Welsh car manufacturer to bring to market new 4x4 Britain’s car industry is set to get a big boost as a car maker in South Wales plans to build a new 4x4 vehicle. Billionaire businessman, Sir Jim Ratcliffe of Ineos Automotive will create about 200 jobs at the new plant in Bridgend. Ineos Automotive will be situated next to a...
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China has dedicated a mountain highway to test self-driving technology
China dedicates a mountain highway to test self-driving cars China has dedicated a stretch of mountain motorway in the Eastern Shandong province to test self-driving vehicle connectivity. This is in an effort to challenge the United States in its autonomous driving technology programmes. A local Chinese Transportation Development Group has taken over a 26-kilometre-long (16 miles) highway for autonomous testing....
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1 in 4 cops in Northern Ireland are not allowed to drive police vehicles
1 in 4 police officers in Northern Ireland cannot drive a cop car Almost a quarter of all PSNI officers are not allowed to drive?. The Police Federation said: "That would be an operational matter for the PSNI to address" In order for a Northern Ireland police officer to get behind the wheel of a patrol vehicle, they must receive...
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Vehicle alert warning to prevent overheating car deaths
Vehicles to send alerts to avert heated car deaths Car manufacturers in the United States are planning to install an early warning system in cars that can alert car owners to the danger of occupants overheating. Systems that can remind parents and guardians to check children in the back seat may become a requirement by law but all major U.S....
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Criminals in Limerick are brazenly registering their cars in the names of members of the Gardaí
Criminals in County Limerick are giving “two fingers” to the law by registering their vehicles in the names of members of the Gardaí or in the names of children. It was revealed in Kilmallock Court, County Limerick, that one “owner” of a vehicle was a four-year-old girl. As a result of that particular criminal investigation, a Volkswagen Passat was seized...