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Differences between Toyota full-hybrid and mild-hybrid cars
What is the difference between Toyota ‘full hybrid’ cars and ‘mild hybrid’ cars? At this stage, most people know a little about 'hybrids' as they are becoming increasingly more popular and manufacturers are marketing the technologies but there is some confusion about the difference between a 'full' and a 'mild' hybrid car? Toyota is Ireland's biggest seller of hybrids cars...
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UK Police spend £1,500,000 on electric cars that are no good for catching the criminals
UK police have spent £1,500,000 on electric cars that are far too slow at catching the crims Most of these electric cop cars are not specifically developed as emergency vehicles but this has not stopped UK police forces from all over Britain buying at least 448 ‘green’ vehicles to meet their emissions target. The big problem with the EV cop...
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Only 3% of cars registered in 2019 were electric
Only 3% of the 117,000 newly registered cars in 2019 were electric A total of 117,000 new cars were registered here in 2019 but only 3 per cent of those cars were electric, despite the huge push by the government towards EV technology. The Irish government is expected to publish new draft legislation very soon banning the sale of petrol...
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Hybrid Cars - Main Advantages and Considerations
Main advantages and disadvantages of Hybrid vehicles What are hybrid cars and what are the advantages and disadvantages? Find out about these cars need in our useful guide. A hybrid car uses more than one means of propulsion, combining a petrol or diesel engine with a battery-powered electric motor. One of the main advantages of owning a hybrid car is...
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The Toyota Camry Hybrid
The Toyota Camry Hybrid The Camry is back after 15 years, filling in the market gap left by the departing Avensis. This popular vehicle is now available in a petrol-hybrid configuration. Toyota has been creating pioneering Hybrids for over 20 years, and now they have brought out the next generation of hybrid technology in the form of the Camry taking...
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Recycling electric cars
Will it be easy to recycle electric cars? Electric vehicles are on the increase all over the world and with the advent of this new technology we have to wonder if it will be easy to recycle electric vehicles? The Irish government has committed that 950,000 electric vehicles (EVs) will be on Irish roads by 2030? That would mean that...
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New budget emissions tax on all new and used car imports from 2020
New emissions tax on all new cars and used imports A new tax based on the NOx emissions is to be introduced in 2020 that will replace the current diesel surcharge of 1 per cent. This comes on foot of inflated fuel prices related to the carbon tax. The nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions tax will be applied to all new...
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What will happen to electric cars when they reach their end of life?
Will it be easy to recycle electric cars? The Irish government want one million electric vehicles on the road in just ten years. What happens to these EV’s when it comes to their end of life? Electric car sales are on the increase for sure, but we are a long way off from the proposed one million expected. To be...
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DoneDeal backtracks on electric vehicle depreciation values
Electric vehicle depreciation The online classified website DoneDeal is in hot water with certain segments of the automotive industry for its reported claims on electric cars losing value and seeing greater depreciation than ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles. It has been pointed out that electric cars do not lose their value nearly as quickly as a recent report by the...
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Electric scooters on the warpath
1,600 incidents involving e-scooters, hoverboards and Segways reported including criminal damage and traffic collisions in the UK Already this year 100’s of incidents have been reported in the UK involving e-scooters, segways and hoverboards. These incidents have included criminal damage, road traffic accidents and anti-social behaviour. Last year alone, there were 1,600 incidents of criminal damage and traffic collisions which...