EV
Electric car reviews for Irish buyers. Range, charging and running costs tested on local roads.
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New KGM Torres EVX……Who are KGM?
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. Who are KGM I hear you ask? Yet another new Chinese brand entering the Irish market? Well no! It is actually the re birth of the SsangYong brand. SsangYong went bust back in 2022 but were purchased by a south Korean company called KG Mobility and so KGM was born.
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Toyota bZ4X, Is Toyota’s First Full EV. So What’s it like?
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. I am still not convinced on this mad rush to EV’s. There is a growing realisation that is is not well. Dreadful infrastructure, huge depreciation and some companies deciding to roll back or even for now stop production of EV’s. Renewable fuels are coming, battery technology is rapidly changing, and already the
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Smart #1 Brabus Edition.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. Mercedes actually own the Smart brand but in an attempt to revive the product range they have teamed up with Chinese brand Geely (who own Polestar, Volvo and Lotus) to launch two all new EV’s called the Smart #1 and Smart #3. Strange names but there you go! The Smart
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Renault’s New Scenic EV Delivers On Its Promises.
Road Tested By Hugh Maguire. Many will remember the game changer the original Renault Scenic became. It was after all a completely new car in a then completely new class namely a MPV (multipurpose vehicle). The original Scenic became a best seller as it offered a winning combination of space and practicality. Ideal family transport.
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BMW i5 M60. The Legendary 5 Series Now Has An Electric Version.
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. The BMW 5 Series is one of the most important cars for BMW. It has become recognised as the benchmark performance saloon in the premium saloon car segment. In a world where SUV’s have become the most popular type of transport the original saloon hangs on but in much more
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Jeep Avenger Now Also Powered By Electricity.
Road tested by Hugh Maguire. The Jeep brand as most will know is famous for their heritage in making rugged 4×4 vehicles with real off road ability, not like SUV’s which often look like off roaders but most certainly are not. However this new Jeep called the Avenger may confuse because an off roader it
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Volvo’s EX30 EV Delivers Very Mixed Feelings!
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. I don’t often start a road test review in this manner but my conscience requires that I say how I feel about this car having driven it before I go into the details. I just did not gel with this car at all and that is a rare thing
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New Kia EV9 Aimed Squarely At The Luxury SUV Segment.
Road Tested by Hugh Maguire. It is no mean feat to take on established brands like Range Rover, or Mercedes and BMW for example but the Kia EV9 aims to do just that in the big luxury SUV segment. The EV9 is Kia’s all new all electric luxury SUV. Two models are available here the EV9
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Loads Of Character But Short On Range. The Mini EV.
Road tested By Hugh Maguire The ubiquitous Mini needs no introduction. But this one might! Its the Mini EV. So it’s a Mini with all the virtues we have come to know and love about the Mini but this one is a pure electric. The model I am testing this week is the Mini Cooper
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Subaru Solterra EV, Big on Space, Not so Big On Range!
Road tested By Hugh Maguire. I am still not convinced on this mad rush to EV’s. Renewable fuels are coming, battery technology is rapidly changing, and already the EU has rolled back the deadline on the banning of the sale of combustion engined cars. So petrol and diesel is by no means dead yet! EV’s