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Hertz places massive order for 100,000 Tesla electric cars
Hertz orders 100,000 cars from Tesla Hertz, the rental car company has confirmed that it is expanding its electric car fleet and has put in an order with Tesla Motors for 100,000 new cars. This has certainly been good for Tesla’s share value which is going through the roof. The acquisition will see Tesla Model 3 cars being made available...
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New car registrations increase during first 10 months of 2021
New Car Registrations 2020 Figures released by SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) show that new car registrations have risen by 18.9% since January with electric car sales also increasing in the same period. There were 2,646 new car registrations during October which was a 15.2 per cent increase on October 2020. Registrations were also up by 21.4 per...
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Beyond Zero - Toyota to introduce its first fully electric car in the Irish market next year
Toyota 'Beyond Zero' bZ4X all-electric car Toyota has announced the arrival of the bZ4X all-electric vehicle in May 2022. The electric concept car was seen at the Shanghai motor show in April this year. The “bZ” stands for “beyond zero” Up until now Toyota has mainly focused on Hybrid electric cars. The bZ4X will be the carmaker’s first mass-produced electric...
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Damaged and Crashed Car Report for September 2021 | MyVehicle.ie
Crashed and damaged cars MyVehicle.ie has released its crashed and damaged cars report for the month of September 2021. We hope that you are not one of the unfortunate car purchasers who bought one of these previously damaged vehicles. Franchise Dealerships During September, 317 vehicles were discovered to be written-off. This was an increase of 76 vehicles compared to the...
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E-Scooter injuries on the rise in Ireland and the UK
New e-scooter laws on the way According to new research on e-scooter injuries carried out in Connolly HospitalBlanchardstown, more than half of people injured in e-scooter accidents were not wearing helmets at the time of the accident. The research commissioned by the hospital is the first of its kind in Ireland. Doctors there found that the injuries sustained by e-scooters...
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Car prices could rise by an average of €1,500
Car prices to rise dramatically It is being reported by motoring industry bosses that car prices will rise by an average of €1,500 next year. Anecdotally, car dealers are already increasing their prices by at least a thousand euro and in some cases, two thousand euro on some models due to the shortage of used cars in the market. Any...
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Ireland’s EV charging infrastructure is one of the worst in Europe
Ireland’s EV charging infrastructure The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) in the UK has revealed that Ireland is way behind other European Union countries when it comes to electric car charging points. When compared to 12 EU countries, REA has ranked Ireland in joint twelfth place. The main sponsor for the REA report was the global power...
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Global car shortage as semiconductor chip crisis deepens
Global semiconductor shortage If covid and lockdowns haven’t been bad enough, now it seems, with the semiconductor chip crisis, there is a growing world shortage of new cars coming to market. The chip shortage is hugely affecting global car production and countries around the world are disrupted and delayed orders of new cars. Instead, senior industry figures had to spend...
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Saharan sands dusting cars over Ireland
September Saharan Sands It is nothing new and we have all seen many times, a light dusting of red saharan sand all over our cars. Every year more than 180 million tons of dust and sand blows out from North Africa, lifted from the Sahara Desert by strong seasonal winds. Many are perhaps most familiar with the huge plumes that...
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Irish plant to help with the global semiconductor auto chip shortage
Intel to manufacture auto chips in Kildare In response to the global semiconductor chip shortage, Intel in County Kildare is converting part of its operations to manufacture semiconductor chips for the automotive industry. Intel, Leixlip normally produces its signature Intel computer processor chips, so this move is welcome because of the world shortage of chips normally used in car manufacturing....