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    Ford's Mustang Mach-E is the first vehicle to be fitted with the advanced technology.

    Ford self-driving system comes to Europe

    Anyone with even a passing interest in the current advanced development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now likely to have a much clearer understanding of how our driving experience is about to change, immeasurably.

    Motors • 16 Apr 23
    Hyundai's Ioniq 6 has just been named World Car of the Year

    Hyundai and Kia take radical road for latest EV's.

    There's a certain logic to the expectation that both the new Hyundai Ioniq 6 and the Kia EV 9 would both be iterations of the current Ioniq 5 and the EV 6. Not so.

    Motors • 10 Apr 23
    Motorway users are being targeted for the scam.

    Easter holiday drivers being targeted in toll charges scam

    As motorway traffic increases for the Easter weekend, drivers are being warned about an "escalating wave" of text scams purporting to come from motorway operators. I had one myself this week, claiming I faced a penalty charge of over €90.

    Motors • 06 Apr 23
    The 408 isn't conventional in its design or ambition.

    Reviewed: Peugeot's new outlier - the 408.

    There was a time when all cars fitted neatly into brackets. from mini to compact to family to executive and so on. However, in this age of crossovers and SUV lookalikes those boundaries have been blurred considerably.

    Motors • 30 Mar 23
    Ford's Explorer compact SUV arrives in Ireland early next year.

    New Ford Explorer EV gets Volkswagen technology and batteries

    Ford's new Explorer could not be any more different from the car it replaces, a vehicle so excessively American in terms of sheer bulk and fuel consumption that it essentially flopped in Europe.

    Motors • 23 Mar 23
    The ID.2 is due to be launched within three years.

    Volkswagen to launch budget electric car within three years.

    The headline from Volkswagen's announcement about its new compact electric car - the ID.2 - is the stated ambition of the company to sell it in mainland Europe with a starting price of less than €25,000. It's unlikely to be that low in Ireland though.

    Motors • 16 Mar 23
    More than one third of electric cars are powered by CATL batteries.

    Chinese electric car prices may become even more competitive

    The company that supplies more than one third of the world's demand for electric car batteries is to cut costs for a number of Chinese car makers. The move is being seen as offering a competitive advantage to these companies in China and also in Europe.

    Motors • 07 Mar 23
    The EU's Ursula von der Leyen will discuss the issue with Germany's Olaf Scholzthis weekend.

    German and Italy baulk over petrol and diesel engines ban in 2035

    The ban on the production of internal combustion engines (ICE) is due to come into force in 2035, but both Germany and Italy - producers of significant volumes of cars - have now said they want to accommodate the use of engines running on synthetic fuels.

    Motors • 04 Mar 23
    The new MG 4 all-electric has just gone on sale.

    Review: New Chinese electric car - the MG4 - is a game changer

    When it comes to value for money, standard equipment and a well-packaged offering, the Chinese MG brand's new MG 4 is now out in front on the Irish market.

    Motors • 23 Feb 23
    The BYD (Build Your Dreams) Atto will be the first model from the Chinese manufacturer to arrive in Ireland.

    Budget Chinese electric car maker to begin selling in Ireland

    Some in the motor industry see BYD as a serious threat to Tesla, especially when it comes to value for money. The company has been the biggest selling producer of electric vehicles in China for the past ten years and is now coming to Ireland.

    Motors • 17 Feb 23
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