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EVs require a ‘kitchen sink’ approach

13 July 2021 Ireland needs to need to “throw the kitchen sink” at the issue of electric vehicles, transportation experts told an Oireachtas committee today. Due to the challenge halving emissions by 2030 presents, “technology and fuel switches alone will not be sufficient to meet in the Paris Agreement targets,” Read more…

By admin, 2 yearsJuly 13, 2021 ago
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Electric vehicles ‘cheaper’ to produce than petrol or diesel cars by 2027

12 May 2021 Electric vehicles (EVs) will be cheaper to produce than fossil-fuels powered cars and vans by 2027, new analysis reveals. According to a BloombergNEF study commissioned by Brussels-based Transport & Environment, tighter emissions regulations are set to increase the sale of EVs and electric Sedans and SUVs are Read more…

By admin, 3 yearsMay 12, 2021 ago
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Reliance on EVs to meet climate targets is a “potentially costly gamble”

23 February 2021  Relying on electric vehicles to meet newly ramped up emissions reductions is a “risky and potentially costly gamble”, the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Climate Action heard today.  Tadhg O’Mahony of the Finland Futures Research Centre relayed his opinion to the Committee who met today to discuss transport’s Read more…

By Kayle Crosson, 3 yearsFebruary 23, 2021 ago
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Ireland should phase out petrol and diesel cars by 2035, says Fine Gael TD

July 28th, 2017 Fine Gael TD Noel Rock and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan have voiced their support for the total phase-out of petrol and diesel vehicles on Irish roads. These comments follow plans from both the UK and France to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars in Read more…

By David Hayden, 6 yearsJuly 29, 2017 ago
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