EV
Electric car reviews for Irish buyers. Range, charging and running costs tested on local roads.
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Porsche Cayenne Electric Review: Has Porsche nailed the transition to electric?
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. Price: €113,600 Pros: Superb to drive and a truly rewarding driving experience. Very refined and polished in all areas. Excellent performance and decent range. Cons: More expensive than rivals. You need to tick the pricey options list to get a luxury specification. Efficiency falls off rapidly if you use the performance……and…
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Toyota bZ 2026 Review: Improved And Renamed But Really Any Better?
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. Price: €42,160 Pros: Comfortable, quiet & refined. Greatly improved real world range of about 420km. Excellent vehicle & battery warranty. Cons: Max 150kWh DC charging….beaten by some rivals. Boot space just average for the class…. Skoda Enyaq is better. Drivers display partially obscured by steering wheel. The original bZ4X was Toyota’s…
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BMW iX3 Neue Klasse Review: Overhyped? Or The Ultimate Driving EV?
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Price: BMW iX3 40 from €67,000. The iX3 50 xDrive from €76,315. Pros: Excellent real world as tested of 670km. Ultra fast top up charging (at a high power charger) A rewarding and involving driving experience. Cons: A very screen centric cabin….no buttons. Some interior materials still not as good as they should be…
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New Nissan Leaf- First Drive Impressions, Pricing and Specifications.
First Drive By Hugh Maguire. This new Nissan Leaf is only the 3rd generation of the model. I remember well test driving the very first Leaf back in 2010. Back then Nissan were the true EV pioneers as they were the first to offer a mass market electric car. We all looked on in amusement…
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Ohme selected as a new home EV charging partner for Electric Ireland
Cork-based smart charging company, Ohme has been appointed as a new home EV charging partner for Ireland’s leading energy provider, Electric Ireland. The new partnership will see Electric Ireland offer Ohme EV home chargers for purchase forcustomers interested in switching to an electric vehicle. Ohme is Ireland’s largest home EV charging company and the fastest growing across Europe. “We…
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Leapmotor launches a keenly priced 5-door hatchback called the B05.
Leapmotor marked the official launch of its new B05 Hatchback in the Irish market, at a press launch in Gowan Auto’s HQ in Citywest, on Monday September 7th, 2026. Whichnewcar had a brief drive in the new B05 at the press launch in Co Dublin. Initial impressions are that the work they have done to…
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MG4 Urban Review: Cheap, But Is It Cheerful?
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. Pros: Excellent interior space & huge boot for its class. Very well equipped as standard even in base trim. Reasonable real world range. Cons: Max charging at 87 KW lags behind rivals. Anonymous styling. Touchscreen interface isn’t particularly intuitive. There is already a model called the MG4 so you could…
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Nissan Micra Evolve: Is This The Next Great Electric Supermini?
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Pros: Distinctive stand out styling. Premium design & feel to interior. Excellent level of standard equipment. Cons: Firm jittery ride over poor road surfaces. Space in the rear is tight for adults. Max of 110 DC charging lags behind some rivals. Renault and Nissan have a strategic alliance which means…
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Renault 4 e-tech Iconic review : Is this Ireland’s best value EV?
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Pros: Very practical + versatile. Class leading interior design. Great tech including built-in Google. Cons: Max of 100 kW DC charging lags behind rivals. Rear seat space is tight for adults. Tyre roar on coarse tarmac. The original Renault 4 first saw the light of day way back in 1961. It…
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Nissan Ariya NISMO: Raised expectations, but is the NISMO badge justified?
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. Price : €68,495. Pros: Strong Performance. Distinctive styling. Excellent AWD traction on wet roads. Cons: Real world range disappoints. Uncompromisingly fidgety ride. Lags behind 800Volt rivals for max charging speed at 130kW. Nissan should be pretty good at designing EV’s after all they were one of the early pioneers when it…