Hungary and Estonia are the cheapest EU countries to drive an EV.

There have been almost as many electric cars sold so far this year as the whole of 2018, industry figures have shown.

Slow down. That’s the message from a Swedish professor of combustion engines to the electric vehicle industry.

Germany has increased the number of public charging points for electric cars by a quarter in the past year, utility lobby BDEW said, although it said it was still not a profitable business.

The global fleet of electric vehicles is likely to more than triple to 13m by the end of the decade from 3.7m last year, and battery production will need to ramp up too to meet demand, according to a report from International Energy Agency (IEA).

An electric-powered Renault hybrid car, having been parked by its driver, raced of its own accord across a car park, striking and injuring a five-year-old child, a judge heard Tuesday.

The country's first ever public information campaign on electric cars is being launched today.

The scheme will run until 2022.

Nissan have reported that demand for their electric car is at a record high in Ireland.

Having dominated the electric vehicle market since its initial release the Nissan Leaf is back - but can it pick up where it left off? Darren Cassey finds out

Kearys Renault in Cork have introduced one of their oldest customers to one of their newest cars, writes Sally Gorman.

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.

The Government has set a target that all new cars and van sold from 2030 be zero emission or zero emission capable as one of a range of measures to meet our climate change commitments.

30% of motorists are likely to go electric when buying their next car.

Electric-car maker Tesla has reported first-quarter revenue that more than doubled, and while saying the upcoming Model 3 is on schedule for July, it downplayed the mass-market vehicle to give a sales pitch for its more expensive Model S.

Eveo Solutions has become the first Irish manufacturer of electric charging stations after spotting a gap in the market, and has the UK and Norway firmly in its sights, writes Trish Dromey.