All new petrol and diesel cars are to be banned on Irish roads from 2030.

A monthly survey of fuel prices by the AA has found that the average cost of a litre of petrol has hit its lowest level since August 2017.

AA Ireland is welcoming the slight drop in the cost of fuel for the first time in more than three months.

A fuel duty ceiling should be introduced to counteract soaring petrol and diesel costs, fuel retailers have said — while a hauliers’ body has warned of a resurgence in fuel laundering.

Petrol could rise by up to 35c per litre over the coming weeks.

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Diesel’s demise in Europe, the main market for the engine type, is accelerating, with Volvo saying it will not be offered for the upcoming S60 saloon as the shift to electric cars takes shape.

The cost of petrol and diesel are at their highest level in nearly three years, new research has found.

Tom Schoenberg and Christoph Rauwald Not long after US authorities filed sealed charges against Volkswagen’s old chief executive, they granted the new CEO a rare ‘safe-passage’ deal.

The average price of both petrol and diesel has increased, according to the AA’s latest fuel prices survey.

Diesel car sales in Ireland will decline like the UK’s but not nearly at the same pace, according to a motoring analyst.

A German court has deferred a decision on whether to allow a ban on diesel cars in cities to lower air pollution.

A German court is considering whether authorities should ban diesel cars from cities to lower air pollution, a move which could have drastic consequences for the country's powerful vehicle industry.

Oil prices have dropped but the cost of diesel has increased by 0.4 cent while petrol has fallen by 0.1 cent.

New car sales decreased by 5% in January compared to the same period last year.

Petrol and diesel costs remaining largely unchanged in Ireland this month, despite significant hikes in crude oil costs.

Petrol and diesel costs have remained largely unchanged month-on-month despite significant increases in crude oil costs.

Zero rate of benefit in kind for three to five years, according to Brian Keegan

Half of motorists are spending up to €125 a month on petrol or diesel, as fuel prices rise.

Time’s been called on diesel cars, says John O’Mahony and manufacturers are racing to go electric, but the public needs incentivising

Petrol and diesel prices are expected to go up by between 2-3 cent per litre this week.

Any attempt to increase duty on diesel in the upcoming budget would cause disproportionate hardship on rural Ireland, groups representing forecourt retail and hauliers have said.

A Volkswagen engineer who had a key role in the diesel emissions scandal has been sentenced to more than three years in prison and a 200,000 dollar (£155,000) fine, a steeper punishment than prosecutors had requested.

The Department of Finance is considering increasing taxes on diesel.

The Green Party’s call on the Government to “rise to the challenge being posed by the UK, France, Germany, and Holland, and target the complete phase out of combustion engines as soon as possible” is laudable but unrealistic.

Diesel is dead. The president and CEO of Volvo, Hakan Samuelsson, virtually said as much in the middle of last month when he indicated that the latest generation of diesels developed by his company could be its last.

German prosecutors have expanded their investigation into suspected manipulation of diesel emissions at car maker Audi to include cars sold in Germany and Europe.

Luxury carmaker Audi used software to cheat on diesel emissions tests, Germany's transport minister has said.

Petrol and diesel prices are at their lowest levels this year, after falling for a second successive month.

Geely’s Volvo Cars will not develop any new diesel engines as the cost of reducing emissions of nitrogen oxide is becoming too expensive, according to chief executive Hakan Samuelsson.

Despite crude oil prices having fallen sharply in recent weeks, a litre of petrol cost €1.38 on average, while diesel costs €1.27.

The cost of driving home for Christmas is on the rise for motorists as the average price of a litre of petrol rose by 1c and diesel by 1.3c in the last month according to the latest AA Fuel Price Index.