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Iconic British sports car manufacturer value plummets
Aston Martin loses almost a quarter of its value in one day Aston Martin has lost nearly a quarter of its value Wednesday this week after cutting back its sales forecast. The negative forecast created the volatility in its value as the report showed severe weakness in their own projections. Aston Martins’ stock plummeted 23% in trading in London, going...
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Scrappage scheme to incentivise electric vehicle sales
EV Scrappage Scheme Climate Action Minister, Richard Bruton says that a new scrappage scheme will give drivers the incentive to go electric. The proposed scheme would encourage drivers to swap their diesel and petrol cars for electric cars. Although there are moderate increases in electric cars, currently, the general public is not moving towards EV technology in large numbers and...
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Car prices could rise by €2500
Government must amend tax regime to save 12,000 potential job losses With the introduction of the new emissions testing Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), this has major implications on the tax regime. It calls for urgent attention to amend these tax regimes so they are in line with the new emissions testing figures. If nothing is done it...
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Personal injury claim dismissed as suspicions rise that ‘two cars never made contact’
Expert saves €420,000 combined from seven personal injury claims At Ennis circuit court, a judge dismissed four personal injury claims and three more were dismissed alongside these for an alleged crash that occurred between a Ford Focus and a Nissan Almera in the village of Inagh, Co Clare, on March 13, 2014. These claims were worth a total of €420,000...
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Toyota Ireland calls for a nitrogen dioxide emissions tax
Toyota want diesel drivers to pay more tax Toyota Ireland is calling on the Government to introduce a new nitrogen dioxide emissions tax as part of the new vehicle registration tax (VRT) in order to improve air quality in Ireland. A Recent EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) has shown that nitrogen dioxide levels from traffic fumes in Dublin pose a public...
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UK will spend £80 million in electric vehicle research
The United Kingdom to allocate €90 million euro for electric vehicle research The UK authorities plan to spend £80 million pounds on research and development in electric car research in a bid to reduce their carbon emission output. They plan to bring huge investment into the development of the next generation of electric vehicles and even hybrid aircraft. The UK...
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Diversions proposed under new Dublin City bus plan
Dublin motorists face 3km diversion under city bus plan Dublin's College green was recently closed off to traffic for the second Sunday in a row. This was a trial in an effort to reduce traffic congestion in the city centre. The idea was first proposed in 2016 and sought to ban all traffic in College Green, before being rejected by...
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The leader of the Green Party will eat his hat if Ireland doesn't halt oil
Leader of the Greens wants to eat his hat Eamon Ryan, the leader of the Green Party here in Ireland has vowed to ‘Eat His Hat’ If Ireland Doesn’t stop oil and gas exploration. In a speech at the MacGill Summer School, Eamon Ryan, the leader of the Green Party in Ireland, has told all the other political parties that...
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The Greens want a ban on all older vehicles
Older cars are a big culprit in air pollution according to Greens The Green Party wants a ban imposed on all older vehicles so as to improve air quality. Green MEP Ciarán Cuffe said that these older cars should be banned in Ireland and then air quality monitoring could be improved. The Greens met with representatives today from the EPA...
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‘Sketchy’ welding on Subaru vehicles calls for recalls
It has come to light that 2,107 Legacy and Outback models from the Japanese car manufacturer have had to be recalled. The reason for this being ‘sketchy’ welds beneath the windshield. Vehicle recalls are not something any car manufacturer wants, what's worse though is the need for the entire vehicle to be replaced. Subaru has had this issue not once...