Kia's EV has both a big footprint and price At five metres long, 1.75 metres high and 2.2 metres wide, SUV's don't come much bigger. These are the dimensions of Kia's new EV 9, … Motors • 22 Nov
Polestar 3 preview Built on Volvo's new EV platform, the new Polestar 3 is big, heavy and expensive but then so are its competitors from BMW and Audi. Motors • 16 Nov
Opel's new Corsa and a preview of new Skoda Superb The Ford Fiesta may be consigned to the past but there are still plenty of superminis around, among them the revised Opel Corsa. It may … Motors • 31 Oct
Toyota Land Cruiser to go electric, but when? Toyota's decision to show a concept version of an electric Land Cruiser is something of a surprise, given its relatively slow move to fully electric … Motors • 27 Oct
European budget electric car price war about to start in earnest Dacia has a circa-€25,000 car almost ready for launch and Volkswagen has one in the pipeline, but right now it looks as if Citroen has … Motors • 17 Oct
BMW launches new X2 in petrol and fully-electric versions If, like me, you're a fan of BMW's coupe styling then the new X2 and the first iX2 all-electric should have considerable appeal, as long … Motors • 16 Oct
Hyundai's Ioniq 6 voted car of the year in AA Ireland awards The three cars most closely vying for the top slot in the AA Ireland Car Awards were all electric, with Hyundai's Ioniq 6 pipping the … Motors • 08 Oct
Review: Nissan and Skoda's new electric SUVs We're still waiting for the arrival of a big choice of budget electric cars with good range, but it would seem we're still about two … Motors • 28 Sep
Volvo to drop diesel engines completely from early next year Volvo Cars is to end production of remaining diesel models by early next year as diesel sales continue their decline in Europe and manufacturers race … Diesel cars • 19 Sep
Peugeot claims EV range of up to 700 km for new 3008 Details of Peugeot's new electric version of the 3008 model are not being announced until next week but the company's CEO has revealed in advance … Motors • 06 Sep
BYD to drop Build Your Dreams badging in Europe It's not surprising that BYD has decided to drop the full Build Your Dreams badging from its European models, given the number of eyebrows its … Motors • 11 Sep
Next year likely to see smaller electric car prices drop More and more car companies are chasing cheaper electric car market share as inflation hits customers and Chinese competition ramps up. Cheaper EV prices are … Motors • 18 Aug
Ford enters EV mainstream, finally, with new Explorer. By the end of next year, Ford will have four all-electric vehicles on sale - the first of them being its new EV version of … Motors • 08 Aug
Reviewed: two of the new Chinese arrivals from BYD and Ora The latest car sales figures show sales of electric cars are up by 65 per cent compared to last year and Chinese manufacturers are making … Motors • 01 Aug
Reviewed: Range Rover Sport and Lexus RX Sales of fully-electric vehicles have risen by 46% in the first four months of this year, up to 9,828 compared to 6,748 in the same … Motors • 20 Jul
Dacia to launch budget electric car in Ireland Dacia, the Romanian brand owned by Renault, makes a virtue of its no frills approach to car production and a unique selling point of its … Motors • 13 Jul
Hyundai Kona petrol and hybrid versions arrive ahead of EV Hyundai's Kona has been a popular choice in the crossover segment but interior and boot space have been two of its limitations. With the latest … Motors • 08 Jul
Chinese brand, BYD, on course for €25,000 electric car in Ireland Volkswagen has plans for a budget electric car to be sold in Europe for £25,000 in two years time. But it looks like Chinese brand, … Motors • 26 Jun
Chinese EV's present huge challenge for European manufacturers As Chinese electric car companies pile into Europe - offering keener prices and better levels of equipment than many of their competitors - they may … Motors • 21 Jun
Reviewed: Hyundai's Ioniq 6 retro-styled electric coupe If you want to understand the logic behind the styling - and indeed the appeal - of the Ioniq 6 you'll have to go back … Motors • 13 Jun
Volvo launches budget compact SUV With the very strong appeal of Chinese electric cars - based on cost of purchase alone - it's perhaps no surprise that the Chinese-owned Volvo … Motors • 08 Jun
Kia to launch its biggest EV, with seven seats as standard Kia's EV 9 will be its biggest electric vehicle yet, but the company says it will still be capable of a range of more than … Motors • 31 May
BMW 5 Series goes all-electric and diesel version dropped. It's been around since the early 70's and five million versions of it have been sold, but now the BMW 5 Series has undergone its … Motors • 24 May
Honda's new entry into the volume electric car market Honda's new electric car - the e:NY1 - may be its second EV but it's the company's first attempt to break into the volume end … Motors • 19 May
Reviewed: The CUPRA Born - a VW ID 3 with attitude Right now, there's something inherently contradictory in having a performance badge on an average sized and priced electric car. Motors • 13 May
