Audi took the opportunity to showcase its brand new plug-in hybrid model at this week’s Web Summit in Dublin, offering tech heads and business leaders alike a free Uber ride in the very futuristic sounding Audi A3 Sportback e-tron. Although it’s not officially available for test drive in Ireland until later this month, we...
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The new BMW i8 is set to arrive in Ireland in July, with prices starting from €136,430. The 1.5-litre three cylinder plug-in petrol hybrid is the most advanced sports car ever produced by the German company. With 362hp, the BMW i8 has a top speed of 250kph and can accelerate from 0-100kph in 4.4seconds....
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Volkswagen says its new Golf plug-in hybrid is a ‘a zero-emission and long-distance vehicle all in one’. The German car company describes the new Golf GTE as ‘combining electric mobility and the dynamics of the GTI idea’. The car has a 1.4 TSI 150ps petrol engine along with a 75kW/102 PS electric one. Relying...
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His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco has taken delivery of the first production Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid in Europe. Prince Albert has the car on a two month loan, and Toyota is hopeful that it will replace the standard Prius which he currently uses. Monaco is running an incentive scheme to encourage environmentally...
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