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electric vehicles

EV Grants

Give €10,000 to lower-income families to buy electric cars, climate council urges government

18 Jun

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The Morning Lead

The government is considering a scrappage scheme for electric cars

The Transport Minister conceded the government won’t hit the target of one million electric vehicles on the road by 2030.

Christina Finn

12 Jun

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ev chargers

Over 50 new EV charging stations are opening along national roads - here's where to find them

4 Jun

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FactCheck

Debunked: Deepfake video appears to show Canadian Prime Minister announcing ban on old cars

7 May

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EVs

Electric vehicle sales in Ireland hit new record, but Tesla drops out of top selling brands

4 Feb

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electric vehicles

Honda and Nissan to launch merger talks aimed at competing with Chinese EV makers

23 Dec 2024

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electric vehicles

Green Party promise to facilitate cut in electricity prices for EV owners if reelected

10 Nov 2024

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green flash

New registration plates announced for zero emissions vehicles

4 Nov 2024

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EVs

Sales of electric vehicles fall for a ninth month in a row, as EU tarrifs on Chinese-made cars come into play

1 Nov 2024

17.4k

Overcharged

Fixed customer price will not be set for 200 new Dublin EV chargers to be installed next year

An electric vehicle advocacy group has called for prices to be set as many will be reliant on the infrastructure.

Muiris O'Cearbhaill

28 Oct 2024

15.0k

plugging in

Local authorities in Dublin to install 200 new electric vehicle chargers across the county

11 Oct 2024

10.8k

new cars

Reduced government grants for electric cars blamed for 25% slump in sales

2 Sep 2024

16.3k

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Transport

Cost of charging EVs at public chargers to drop by up to 13% from tomorrow

20 Jun 2024

6.6k

electric vehicles

EV chargers for every 60km of motorway and home and apartment charging as part of Government plans

27 May 2024

19.1k

car market

Most cars registered in 2023 fuelled by petrol or diesel, despite large rise in new electric cars

2 Jan 2024

21.6k

EVs

New dedicated national centre for electric vehicle skills to be developed in Mullingar

13 Nov 2023

13.2k

FactCheck

Debunked: A double-decker bus which caught fire in Bradford was not an electric vehicle

17 Oct 2023

8.0k

EVs

'Weight-based' tax for cars considered to offset the annual €1.5b cost of switching to EVs

19 Jul 2023

39.8k

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In Demand

An electric vehicle is most popular car on DoneDeal as demand rises 35% in a year

23 May 2023

14.5k

FactCheck

Debunked: Video of fatal explosion used to falsely claim that electric cars are dangerous

31 Mar 2023

62.1k

Charging up

Seven in ten Irish car buyers considering purchase of an electric vehicle

31 Jan 2023

11.0k

buzzing

Electric vehicle charging points to be rolled out at sport, retail and tourism hotspots

Updated 19 Jan 2023

12.8k

The Daily Poll

Poll: Would more charging points encourage you to buy an electric vehicle?

19 Jan 2023

22.5k

electric vehicles

High-powered EV chargers to be installed every 60km along all main roads under new Govt plan

18 Jan 2023

21.5k

Transport

Sale of new electric vehicles jumped 81% in 2022

12 Jan 2023

11.6k

Climate

Government ‘on track’ to reach target of 950,000 electric vehicles, says Ryan

27 Nov 2022

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going electric

Electric vehicle recharging infrastructure must be installed in new homes under new regulations

11 Nov 2022

24.5k

EVs

Number of new electric cars licensed in Ireland jumps by 82% when compared to last year

9 Nov 2022

14.7k

Transport

'Ridiculously low': Just 33 public EV charge points in 3 counties approved under govt scheme

29 Jul 2022

28.2k

Sucking diesel

New grant for people without driveways to access electric vehicle charging

21 Jul 2022

33.2k

Inflation

Online interest in electric vehicles peaked in Ireland as fuel costs soared

31 Mar 2022

10.6k

Environment

Ryan announces €60m in funding for community climate projects

10 Nov 2021

12.8k

budget 2022

Electric cars 'not yet affordable' for many as Ireland pushes for a million on the road by 2030

13 Oct 2021

29.4k

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cleaner transport

NTA looking to buy up to 800 double-decker electric buses over five-year period

21 Dec 2020

13.4k

climate action

Motorists 'should reassess electric' when buying new cars as laws banning petrol, diesel cars being drafted

30 Dec 2019

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budget 2020

What will the newly-announced 'Just Transition Commissioner’ for Bord na Móna do?

9 Oct 2019

9.8k

Ireland's climate crisis

'We are on the road to nowhere': Are electric cars and chargers enough to cut our transport emissions?

29 Aug 2019

18.2k

fuel tax

Increase in electric car take-up 'could pose a substantial risk to stability of the State’s finances'

15 Aug 2019

35.6k

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CSO

Hybrid and electric car sales increase by 68.5% so far this year

8 Jul 2019

22.4k

Climate Change

More electric vehicles and no congestion charge for cities: Here's what you need to know about the new Climate Action Plan

Updated 17 Jun 2019

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