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A total of four new electric vehicle grant schemes and initiatives were launched recently by the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan.

A total of four new electric vehicle grant schemes and initiatives were launched recently by the Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan.

For most of us, filling a car with fuel, or charging an electric vehicle is a simple task, but for disabled drivers, people with reduced mobility and older people it can be a significant challenge.

As fuel costs continue to soar, Irish motorists are now more likely to make a move towards green driving. Over half (51%) of all respondents in a new survey by Carzone, admitted that the recent rise in fuel prices has made them consider switching to an electric vehicle (EV), despite never considering the switch before.

The number of electric vehicles registered in Ireland last year was more than double that of 2020, according to new data from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

Green NCAP has rated the Skyactiv-G 1.51 powered Mazda2 with 3.5 stars for fuel efficiency and emissions. The outcome places the tested 55kW/75PS version of Mazda’s award-winning B-segment model in an exclusive club of internal combustion-powered vehicles.

New figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry show 4,426 new cars were registered in September, down 22 per cent on the same month last year, but up almost 30 per cent on September 2019.

Toyota's popular hybrid SUV, the Rav4, is launching in a long-range all wheel drive plug-in hybrid in Ireland later this year.

Opel has unveiled the Vivaro-e HYDROGEN, a no compromise, new, electrically powered light commercial vehicle that delivers zero emission mobility for customers who need to refuel within minutes.

The Department of Transport is to cut the value of the purchase grant for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) from €5,000 to €2,500, effective July 1, 2021.