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Donal Byrne

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

Electric car prices to drop in about two years - new report

The high purchase cost of an electric car is cited by many motorists as a significant barrier to buying one. That may be about to change, according to a new analysis by the International Energy Agency.
Motors • 04 May 23

Another Chinese electric car company - BYD - launches in Ireland

In less than three years, three Chinese car companies have arrived on the Irish car market. MG and Ora have now been joined by a rather daunting competitor, BYD, with all three companies offering electric cars that are priced to attract new customers.
Motors • 25 Apr 23

VW aims for 700 km range with new ID 7, but it won't be cheap.

The ID 7 - the biggest electric car in the ID range and a direct competitor for cars like the Tesla Model 3 and the Polestar 2 - will arrive in Ireland in the autumn, bringing with it high hopes of a significant breakthrough in range.
Motors • 23 Apr 23
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