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Skoda reveals details of new budget electric crossover

Skoda reveals details of new budget electric crossover
Motors • 21 Mar 24

Chinese company looks set to win €20k EV price race in Europe

One of the biggest deterrents for people considering buying an electric car is price.
Motors • 14 Mar 24

The latest Chinese EV to arrive in Ireland - the smart#1

Well, it's not quite a fully Chinese car. Rather it's a result of a collaboration between Mercedes and the Geely Car Company, with Mercedes providing the design and styling details and Geely supplying the electric elements.
Motors • 03 Mar 24

Driving in bad weather - what you need to know

Our Motoring Editor, Donal Byrne, tells you how to avoid trouble on the road.
Motors • 04 Jan

Renault's new electric SUV wins European Car of the Year title

The Scenic emerged as winner of the title from a final list of seven cars. The others were the new BMW 5 Series, the BYD Seal, the Kia EV9, the Peugeot E-3008 and 3008, the Toyota CH-R and the Volvo EX 30.
Motors • 27 Feb 24

Reviewed: Volvo's new small electric SUV and its challenges

To say the new Volvo EX30 interior is minimalist is a bit of an understatement. When you first sit into it you find yourself looking for buttons and switches, as you normally do when preparing to drive a new car. But the EX 30 doesn't have any.
Motors • 20 Feb 24

The latest models from Skoda, Ford, BMW and Mini

Skoda may have a petrol option for its new version of the Kodiaq but the majority of buyers - 96 per cent, in fact, - still want diesels. The seven seat SUV has an entry level 1.5 petrol TSi version but this is likely to be eclipsed by 2.0 litre diesels.
Motors • 10 Feb 24

BYD enters the executive market with new large EV

With the Chinese company, BYD, recently overtaking Tesla for the first time, we have a better understanding of the scale of the threat posed by Chinese companies to much longer established car companies.
Motors • 29 Jan 24

Next year to bring electric car price drops and budget models

It looks like 2025 will be the year electric car prices will drop , as car companies begin to ramp up production of cheaper EV's. By mid-2025 at least three budget models are due and Tesla will reportedly start building a much cheaper model.
Motors • 25 Jan 24

Reviewed: Kia's biggest EV - with a corresponding price tag.

With a weight of some 2.5 tonnes and a length of 5 metres, Kia's EV 9 makes pretty much every car around it look small. Yet, its Hummer-like proportions belie its fully-electric credentials.
Motors • 22 Jan 24
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