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BYD to drop Build Your Dreams badging in Europe

It's not surprising that BYD has decided to drop the full Build Your Dreams badging from its European models, given the number of eyebrows its dominance raised from customers when they saw it on their tailgates.
Motors • 11 Sep 23

Peugeot claims EV range of up to 700 km for new 3008

Details of Peugeot's new electric version of the 3008 model are not being announced until next week but the company's CEO has revealed in advance that there will be a claimed range of "up to 700 kilometres".
Motors • 06 Sep 23

Next year likely to see smaller electric car prices drop

More and more car companies are chasing cheaper electric car market share as inflation hits customers and Chinese competition ramps up. Cheaper EV prices are finally on the way.
Motors • 18 Aug 23

Ford enters EV mainstream, finally, with new Explorer.

By the end of next year, Ford will have four all-electric vehicles on sale - the first of them being its new EV version of the Ford Explorer. It's not exactly an accelerated transition from internal combustion engines to electrification.
Motors • 08 Aug 23

Reviewed: two of the new Chinese arrivals from BYD and Ora

The latest car sales figures show sales of electric cars are up by 65 per cent compared to last year and Chinese manufacturers are making their presence felt in this burgeoning market. We review two cars from China - the BYD Atto and the Ora Funky Cat.
Motors • 01 Aug 23

Reviewed: Range Rover Sport and Lexus RX

Sales of fully-electric vehicles have risen by 46% in the first four months of this year, up to 9,828 compared to 6,748 in the same period last year. Yet large plug-in petrol SUV's are still selling, albeit in small numbers.
Motors • 20 Jul 23

Dacia to launch budget electric car in Ireland

Dacia, the Romanian brand owned by Renault, makes a virtue of its no frills approach to car production and a unique selling point of its pricing structure. It's planning the same strategy for its new small urban electric car.
Motors • 13 Jul 23

Hyundai Kona petrol and hybrid versions arrive ahead of EV

Hyundai's Kona has been a popular choice in the crossover segment but interior and boot space have been two of its limitations. With the latest version of the car, however, Hyundai surprised many by positioning the Kona right up near its Tucson SUV model.
Motors • 08 Jul 23

Chinese brand, BYD, on course for €25,000 electric car in Ireland

Volkswagen has plans for a budget electric car to be sold in Europe for £25,000 in two years time. But it looks like Chinese brand, BYD, has already beaten VW to it and will begin selling a car for that price - even in Ireland.
Motors • 26 Jun 23

Chinese EV's present huge challenge for European manufacturers

As Chinese electric car companies pile into Europe - offering keener prices and better levels of equipment than many of their competitors - they may take up to 15 per cent of the European car market within the next two years, according to a new report.
Motors • 21 Jun 23
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