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Three electric fence batteries stolen in Inishowen

Gardaí are investigating the theft of three ‘Force Field’ electric fence batteries from a field at Ballylinn, Noriorra, Malin between 5pm on Friday, June 2, and 8am on Saturday, June 3. The owner had placed the battery units on the fence along the ...

06 Jun 2023 at 12:33

Motoring News

Quarter of drivers have had a flat battery in the last year – survey

A new survey has found that 25 per cent of motorists have had a flat battery in their car in the last year, but more worryingly that many didn’t know what to do to fix it. Jump leads, which allow the power from a working car to start a vehicle ...

23 May 2023 at 16:21

Features

Want to do long distances in an EV? These are your best options

Electric cars aren’t best known for their long-distance abilities. Certainly in the early days of EVs, they weren’t able to travel great distances nor operate efficiently at the type of speeds you’d want to be doing in order to make decent ...

27 Jan 2023 at 15:19

Motoring News

New car registrations rise again in November with growth fuelled by increased fleet demand

New car registrations grew by 9.5 per cent in November as figures closed in on reaching pre-pandemic levels. Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that 156,525 vehicles were registered during the month, ...

05 Dec 2023 at 09:36

Motoring News

Audi Q4 e-tron: Living with an EV requires careful recharging planning

Living with an electric car without a proper car charger at home isn’t impossible – it just takes some planning. I’m two months into ownership of our long term Audi Q4 e-tron and while there have been a few teething problems keeping it ...

14 Feb 2022 at 10:55

Road Tests

First Drive: Does the Megane E-Tech Electric show the future of Renault?

What is it? It’s a time of big change for Renault. You may remember its ‘Renaulution’ announcement recently that showcased its plans for the future, much of which was centred around electrification. The Megane E-Tech Electric, which ...

21 Feb 2022 at 11:25

Motoring News

Ford keeps EV momentum going with new E-Tourneo Courier

Ford has expanded its range of electric cars with the new E-Tourneo Courier. Set to go on sale later next year, the new electric car is part of the Blue Oval’s plans to achieve net zero emissions across all vehicle sales in Europe ...

15 May 2023 at 15:14

Local News

Scoil Mochaomhóg Naofa triumphs in Battery Recycling challenge!

Students in Scoil Mochaomhóg Naofa in Tipperary were crowned Battery Recycling Champions for their exceptional efforts in collecting the equivalent to 40,500 used AA batteries for recycling during the last school year. Their ...

28 Sept 2023 at 15:33

Inishowen

Go-ahead for Buncrana energy storage project after strong opposition

Donegal County Council has granted planning permission for the development of Europe’s first iron-air battery storage project at a site outside Buncrana. The local authority has given the go-ahead to FuturEnergy Ireland to ...

18 Nov 2024 at 17:33

Road Tests

First Drive: Is the Mercedes EQE the electric saloon of the moment?

What is it? Mercedes sure isn’t hanging around when it comes to its electric vehicles. Things kicked off with the EQC in 2019, but we’ve soon seen the arrival of the EQS saloon and now this, the EQE. It’s effectively the ...

06 Feb 2023 at 14:05

Road Tests

First Drive: The Nissan Ariya is a sleek, premium and high-quality electric SUV

What is it? If there are two areas where Nissan has more experience than most, it’s building electric cars and crossovers. Launching the Qashqai as the first true ‘crossover’ in 2007 and the Leaf as the first ...

01 Jul 2022 at 01:01

Labour MP calls for review of e-scooter legislation

E-scooters are being illegally used for “drug runs”, a Labour MP told the Commons, as she called for a review of legislation in order to make roads safer. Introducing the E-scooters (Review and Awareness) ...

27 Nov 2024 at 16:14

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