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Chinese company, BYD, to launch sub-€26,000 electric car here

BYD - no longer known as Build Your Dreams in Europe - is soon to launch a budget electric car in Ireland, priced at less than €26,000.
Motors • 11 Dec 23

European budget electric car price war about to start in earnest

Dacia has a circa-€25,000 car almost ready for launch and Volkswagen has one in the pipeline, but right now it looks as if Citroen has stolen a significant march on both competitors with the launch of the new EC-3.
Motors • 17 Oct 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

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

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

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

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

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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