VOLVO REVEAL NEW XC40 WITH ALL ELECTRIC OPTION

The all new Volvo XC40 model will offer a plug-in hybrid option, although not in all markets, but the XC40 adds a distinction its bigger siblings can’t offer: it will also come in a fully electric version. Volvo made an announcement that it would build only “electrified” models within a couple of years and this was reported as […]

EUROPEAN CAR MAKERS OFFER OLDER DIESEL BUYBACK

Almost two years ago, the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal burst into public view, and nothing has been quite the same since then. The news that VW Group engineers had deliberately cheated on eight years of emission tests for the “clean diesels” sold by Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche sent shockwaves around the world. Only this year […]

TESLA REVEALS NEW MODEL 3

Getting more than a quarter of a million people around the world to put down €1,000 apiece for a car they won’t get for another two years is a remarkable feat. When Elon Musk took the wraps off the Tesla Model 3 last Thursday evening, a screen on stage showed more than 100,000 deposits. But […]

HYUNDAI’S ALL NEW IONIQ HYBRID & ELECTRIC

The Hyundai Ioniq, which made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in 2015, is a historic vehicle – the first from a major automaker to be offered in three versions, all of them electrified: the Ioniq Hybrid, Ioniq Plug-In and Ioniq Electric.The first to hit showrooms will be the Ioniq Hybrid, featuring a 1.6-litre petrol engine […]

EV PUBLIC CHARGING POINTS COULD NO LONGER BE FREE

  The ESB were due to begin applying a fee for using its public charging infrastructure which up until now was free to use for EV owners. This was used as an incentive to encourage the uptake of EV sales, but now the ESB has reversed its decision to apply a charge to use its infrastructure for fear […]