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Flat batteries are still the number one cause of breakdowns on Irish roads according to the AA Ireland Annual Breakdown Review.

Flat batteries are still the number one cause of breakdowns on Irish roads according to the AA Ireland Annual Breakdown Review.

Imagine a car whose body also serves as a rechargeable battery. A battery that stores braking energy while you drive and that also stores energy when you plug in the car overnight to recharge. A project is currently underway to turn this from a fascinating vision into a reality. Volvo Cars is one out of nine participants in an international materials development project.

Imagine a car whose body also serves as a rechargeable battery - a battery that stores braking energy while you drive and that also stores energy when you plug in the car overnight to recharge. A project is currently underway to turn this from a fascinating vision into a reality, and Volvo Cars is one out of nine participants in an international materials development project.

Households in County Mayo can recycle their batteries for free in any local shops where batteries are sold. Shops selling batteries are now required to accept waste batteries - similar to those they stock - without charge or requiring a purchase. In 2008, the Battery Regulations were introduced to ensure that spent portable batteries are separated from normal waste so that they can be recycled.

Dep Noel Treacy has welcomed plans to introduce a free battery recycling service throughout the country from next month.

WEEE Ireland, in partnership with Kilkenny County Council, will hold a free electrical recycling day in three locations across Kilkenny this Saturday.

However as we bid a fond farewell to the summer months last weekend, WEEE Ireland, the Irish Compliance Scheme for electrical recycling, is reminding the people of Ireland that there has never been a better time to say goodbye your old batteries and small electronic items including clocks and watches and bring them back for recycling.

Leaves decorating the streets in an array of colour may be an autumn delight to some, but for many motorists they lead to frustrating breakdowns and expensive repairs. When autumn leaves start to fall they don’t just disrupt trains – they can have a devastating effect on the electronics of many modern cars warns the IAM (Institute of Advanced Motorists).

Forecasts of arctic weather sweeping the country may cause a great many motorists to ponder on the ability of their car battery to last them through a trouble-free winter.