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China push for car battery swapping may change electric car trend

China has announced a plan for a major development of car battery swapping stations around the country - a move that challenges big international car companies committed to their own technology.
Motors • 27 Mar 22

Charging electric cars - how much will you actually pay?

Naiviely, some thought that free charging of electric cars would be the norm. Now the ESB has revealed its first charging plans and we've been looking at one electric car's likely average consumption and charging costs.
Motors • 24 Oct 19

2019 cars - time to go electric or stick with petrol or diesel?

With many of us now deciding on new cars for 2019, our Motoring Editor, Donal Byrne, looks at the pros and cons of staying with diesel or petrol or making to the change to electric or hybrid.
Motors • 31 Oct 18

Huge increase in number of electric car charging points planned.

German car manufacturers, along with Ford, are to open some 400 electric car fast charging points in Europe within the next three years. It comes as Toyota in Ireland says the future value of diesel cars is dropping, with hybrids worth more after 3 years.
Motors • 03 Nov 17

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