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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

Reviewed: Hyundai's Ioniq 6 retro-styled electric coupe

If you want to understand the logic behind the styling - and indeed the appeal - of the Ioniq 6 you'll have to go back a long way, as the car's designers obviously did.
Motors • 13 Jun 23

Volvo launches budget compact SUV

With the very strong appeal of Chinese electric cars - based on cost of purchase alone - it's perhaps no surprise that the Chinese-owned Volvo company has gone on the price offensive with a new compact SUV.
Motors • 08 Jun 23

Kia to launch its biggest EV, with seven seats as standard

Kia's EV 9 will be its biggest electric vehicle yet, but the company says it will still be capable of a range of more than 500 km. It will also be very expensive.
Motors • 31 May 23

BMW 5 Series goes all-electric and diesel version dropped.

It's been around since the early 70's and five million versions of it have been sold, but now the BMW 5 Series has undergone its most dramatic revolution - it's electric.
Motors • 24 May 23

Honda's new entry into the volume electric car market

Honda's new electric car - the e:NY1 - may be its second EV but it's the company's first attempt to break into the volume end of that market.
Motors • 19 May 23

Reviewed: The CUPRA Born - a VW ID 3 with attitude

Right now, there's something inherently contradictory in having a performance badge on an average sized and priced electric car.
Motors • 13 May 23

New Mercedes E-Class due this autumn.

Even Mercedes admits that the changes to the new E-Class are more "subtle" than adventurous. Indeed, I suspect you may be hard pressed to spot them when you see the existing model alongside.
Motors • 12 May 23
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