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Tesla has slashed prices of its cars several times in the US, China and other markets since late last year

Tesla may keep cutting prices in turbulent times - Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has signalled that he would cut prices again on electric vehicles in "turbulent times", even as his all-out price war on automaker rivals squeezes the company's own margins.

Business • 20 Jul 23

Tesla was the most popular make of new private cars licensed in June of this year, new CSO figures show

New electric car sales up 65% in first half of 2023

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new electric cars licensed has increased by 65% from 8,309 in the first half of 2022 to 13,701 in the first half of 2023.

Business • 10 Jul 23

The car maker's main product is the Endurance electric pickup truck

Lordstown Motors files for bankruptcy, sues Foxconn

US electric truck manufacturer Lordstown Motors has today filed for bankruptcy protection and put itself up for sale after failing to resolve a dispute over a promised investment from Taiwan's Foxconn.

Business • 27 Jun 23

18% of all new cars licensed for the first time in the first five months of the year were electric compared with 13% in the same time in 2022

New cars licensed in May jump by 47% on last year

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new electric cars licensed increased by 52% from 7,825 in the first five months of 2022 to 11,918 in the first five months of this year.

Business • 09 Jun 23

Tesla said its net profit fell by nearly a quarter to $2.51 billion from a year earlier

Musk says Tesla will put sales growth ahead of profit

Tesla boss Elon Musk has doubled down on the price war he started at the end of last year, saying the electric vehicle (EV) maker would prioritise sales growth ahead of profit in a weak economy.

Business • 20 Apr 23

Renault has posted a 14.1% increase in sales in the first quarter to 535,000 units, after four consecutive years of declines

Renault revenues rise 30% in Q1 on higher sales, prices

French car maker Renault said today its revenues had grown by 30% in the first quarter thanks to a rebound in sales and higher prices.

Business • 20 Apr 23

3,421 new electric vehicles were registered in March 2023 compared to 1,924 in March last year

Electric car sales up 49% so far this year - SIMI

A total of 9,303 new electric cars were registered in the first three months of this year - an increase of 49% on the 6,235 electric cars registered during the same time in 2022.

Business • 03 Apr 23

3,682 EVs were registered throughout the month

Record number of new electric cars sold in January

New electric car registrations reached their highest month on record in January, according to new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Business • 01 Feb 23

For the first time ever, an electric car was the most in-demand new car on DoneDeal last year.

70% of consumers considering buying an electric vehicle

70% of consumers in Ireland are considering an electric vehicle as their next car purchase, a new survey by DoneDeal shows.

Business • 31 Jan 23

Of new electric cars licensed last year, the top make and model was Volkswagen ID.4 followed by Hyundai Ioniq, and Tesla Model 3

Sales of electric cars increased by 81% in 2022 - CSO

The number of new electric cars licensed for the first time in 2022 increased by 81% to 15,462 compared with the previous year, according to figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 12 Jan 23

BMW said the proportion of fully electric cars in total sales was close to 10%

BMW more than doubles fully-electric vehicle 2022 sales

The BMW Group sold around 100,000 fewer cars in 2022 at 2.4 million vehicles, but more than doubled the proportion of fully-electric cars sold to reach almost 10% of total sales, a spokesperson said today.

Business • 04 Jan 23

A total of 14,707 electric cars were licensed in the first ten months of 2022 - up 82% on the same time last year

Electric car sales jump 82% higher so far this year

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new electric cars licensed jumped by 82% from 8,089 in the first 10 months of 2021 to 14,707 in 2022.

Business • 09 Nov 22

The Climate Action Plan envisages nearly a million electric vehicles on Irish roads by 2030 (File image)

Calls for more electric charging points in northwest

The Northern and Western Regional Assembly has called for a concerted focus on the provision of publicly available electric vehicle charge points, to drive the transition to carbon neutral motoring.

Regional • 07 Nov 22

22% of all new cars licensed for the first time in the first nine months of 2022 were electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, new CSO figures show

New car sales motor 15% higher in September - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show the continued growth in the number of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles licensed here.

Business • 11 Oct 22

Some EV drivers can pay up to €33.32 to fill the iD.4's battery if they are not on a good tariff

Some EV drivers can pay as much 3½ times for charging

New research shows that electric vehicle drivers can pay as much as 3.5 times more to charge their cars by failing to shop around for the right tariff.

Business • 03 Oct 22

Tesla's production forecast, if achieved, would put the EV maker on track to meet Elon Musk's goal for production in the coming quarter

Tesla output forecast shows jump in Q4 - sources

Tesla plans to push global production of its top-selling Model Y and Model 3 electric vehicles sharply higher in the fourth quarter and build on that growth in 2023 as newer factories in Austin and Berlin ramp production, internal plans reviewed by Reuters show.

Business • 30 Sep 22

As part of the driving challenge, Peter Bracken will visit every rugby club on the island of Ireland

Former rugby pro driven to tackle climate change

A former Irish rugby player is embarking on a driving challenge around Ireland in an electric car.

Climate Heroes • 09 Jul 22

The number of new electric cars licensed has almost doubled from 4,185 in the first half of 2021, to 8,309 in 2022

Number of new electric cars licensed almost doubles

13% of new cars licensed in the first half of the year were electric, up from 7% last year - according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 08 Jul 22

Newly-produced cars lined up at BMW's factory in Shenyang in China

BMW starts production at new China plant to ramp up EVs

Germany's BMW said today that production has formally begun at a new plant in China with an investment of 15 billion yuan ($2.24 billion) as the carmaker accelerates electric vehicle (EV) production.

Business • 23 Jun 22

The number of new electric cars licensed has more than doubled compared with same period last year

CSO: Number of new EVs licensed more than doubles

7,825 electric vehicles were licensed during the first five months of 2022, more than double the 3,678 licensed during the same period last year, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

Business • 08 Jun 22

Can Ireland drive its way out of carbon emissions?

Electric vehicles are key to the Government's plans to cut transport emissions, explains Oonagh Smyth. But can we really tackle climate change by putting more cars on the roads?

Prime Time • 25 Apr 22

Ford plans to boost spending on electric vehicles to $50 billion up to 2026

Ford and Volkswagen deepen electric vehicle cooperation

Ford has deepened its e-mobility partnership with Volkswagen which will see the US carmaker produce a second electric vehicle for the European market based on its German rival's platform.

Business • 14 Mar 22

EVs, plug-in hybrids and hybrids now make up a combined 44% of the market share.

SIMI: Electric car registrations double in February

1,620 new electric cars were were registered in February, an increase of over 100% on the same month last year - according to new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Business • 01 Mar 22

The number of new electric cars licensed more than doubled from 739 in January of last year to 1,813 in January of this year

Car sales slow down in January - CSO

New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that 21% of all new cars licensed for the first time in January were electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV).

Business • 08 Feb 22

The Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi alliance plan to invest more than €20 billion over the next five years on EV development

Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi to unveil EV plan this week

Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi plan to triple their investment to jointly develop electric vehicles (EVs), two people with knowledge of the plan told Reuters.

Business • 24 Jan 22

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