Maxol concerned power grid issues may limit EV charging The chief executive of forecourt retailer Maxol has said the company is concerned it is going to be hard to meet the demand for charging … Business • 26 Oct 21
Nearly 80% of Norway's new car sales are electric Demand for Tesla's mid-sized models helped push up electric car sales in Norway to nearly 80% of total car sales last month, new data shows. Business • 01 Oct 21
53% motorists say they will be driving EVs by 2030 53% of Irish motorists say they will be driving an electric vehicle by 2030, new research from forecourt and convenience retailer Circle K shows today. Business • 21 Sep 21
Smart cars, not e-cars, are gamechanger: Volkswagen CEO Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess has said that autonomous cars, not electric vehicles, were the "real gamechanger" for the auto industry, which is facing the end … Business • 06 Sep 21
August new car registrations speed up by 25% - SIMI New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show that 6,013 new cars registrations were filed in August, an increase of 25.1% on … Business • 01 Sep 21
Biden to set target for 50% EVs by 2030 US President Joe Biden will sign an executive order today setting a target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles, … Business • 05 Aug 21
New car sales motor 21.6% higher in June - CSO A total of 59,823 new private cars were licensed in the first six months of this year, an increase of 21.6% compared with the same … Business • 08 Jul 21
An Post joins global group to accelerate move to EVs An Post has become the first Irish logistics company to join EV100, a global initiative made up of international businesses dedicated to accelerating the move … Business • 13 Jan 21
180 telephone boxes to be turned into car charge points Car charging network provider, EasyGo has formed a partnership with telecoms company, Eir to replace 180 telephone kiosks around the country with electric vehicle rapid … Business • 07 Dec 20
Down the road: Is it time for motorists to go electric? The extent to which Government decisions on taxation can influence consumers can sometimes be surprising. budget 2021 • 12 Oct 20
€2.7bn for transport to account for climate challenges Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe has said €2.7 billion would be allocated to the Department of Transport Tourism and Sport in 2020. Budget 2020 • 08 Oct 19
State electric vehicle funding insufficient - review Funding set aside in the Government's long-term capital investment plan to encourage a changeover to electric vehicles (EV) will be exhausted in just two years … Business • 15 Aug 19
Renault forms Chinese EC venture with Jiangling Motors Renault has formed a joint venture partnership with Jiangling Motors Corporation Group (JMCG) to target the Chinese electric vehicles market. Business • 02 Sep 21
New car sales down 4.6% in 2018, used car sales up 7.5% New figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the number of new cars licensed last year fell by 4.6% while the number of used … Business • 11 Jan 19
Fees for charging electric vehicles from next year The ESB has confirmed that it plans to start charging electric vehicle (EV) users for their use of public charging stations from next year. Science and Technology • 25 Oct 18
BP bets on electric car switch with Chargemaster deal BP is buying Britain's top electric vehicle charging firm Chargemaster and will initially roll out its ultra-fast chargers across its filling station network in the … Business • 28 Jun 18
Ford plans $11bn investment, 40 electric cars by 2022 Ford will significantly increase its planned investments in electric vehicles to $11 billion by 2022 and have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its … Business • 15 Jan 18
