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Circle K currently has EV charging points located at more than a quarter of its company owned sites nationwide

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

Volkswagen boss Herbert Diess has said that autonomous cars were the 'real gamechanger' for the industry

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 of combustion engines in Europe by 2035.

Business • 06 Sep 21

SIMI figures show that the top selling car in August was the Hyundai Tucson

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 the number of registrations in August of last year.

Business • 01 Sep 21

Biden's goal won the support of major US and foreign automakers

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, the White House said.

Business • 05 Aug 21

The number of caravans
and campervans licensed in the first half of 2021 was over 79% higher than the same time in 2019

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 time last year, new figures from the Central Statistics Office figures show.

Business • 08 Jul 21

Electric Vehicles already making up 30% of An Post's fleet of over 3,000 vehicles

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 to electric vehicles worldwide.

Business • 13 Jan 21

EasyGo, in collaboration with eir, is to replace 180 telephone kiosks around the country with electric vehicle rapid charge points

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 charge points.

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

Measures have been announced to increase the number of charge points for electric vehicles

€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

Every 100,000 new EVs will cost the Exchequer between €1.14 billion and €1.36 billion if incentives remain the same

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 time if the current rate of growth in EV purchases and the system of grants remains the same, a new analysis has found.

Business • 15 Aug 19

Renault has said that China is a key market for it

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

Volkswagen was the most popular make of new private cars licensed last year, while grey was the most popular colour

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 or imported cars rose by 7.5% to the highest level ever recorded.

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 has forecast that the global electric vehicle fleet will soar to more than 300 million by 2040, from just 1 million in 2016

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 UK before turning its attention to China's rapidly growing market.

Business • 28 Jun 18

Ford's engineering, research and development expenses for 2016, the last full year available, were $7.3 billion, up from $6.7 billion in 2015

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 model lineup, Chairman Bill Ford said at the Detroit car show.

Business • 15 Jan 18

Electric vehicles