Every now and again our faith is restored in new technologies which up until a few years ago seemed to still be very much in the concept phase.

Today in Hamburg in the north of Germany I stepped onto a Hybrid fuel cell bus for…

Last month ESB’s ecars announced detailed plans for the rollout of fast charge points in service stations across the country.

Under agreements with…

These days Electric Vehicles are looking more and more attractive. This week petrol has hit the €1.50 mark across the country and people are starting to panic. Maybe this is a good time to start looking more into our daily driving habits. Can we really afford to use the car when we could just as easily walk to where we want to go? Of course, starting to plan our routes to get more out of our fuel is a difficult transition, but also a necessary one. How many of us …

24 households in the Aran Islands will take part in a 3 year project to demonstrate the smart metering technologies required to transfer and store wind energy in electric vehicles.
On the 14th of January, the first 8 homes recieved their Electric Vehicles as part of the first phase of the project. The next 8 vehicles will be issued in 2012 and the last 8 in 2013.
In addition, each household has been fitted with an innovative smart charger unit which can be accessed remotely to allow matching of available wind power …

ESB have launched a new website focused on Electric Vehicles. The website aims to create awareness about Electric Cars, their benefits and…

On the 2nd of December 2011 PSA Peugeot Citroën introduced two new electric car models to Ireland. This was part of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Irish Government and ESB. Minister Ryan has confirmed that grants of up to…

There is a lot of hype these days involving electric cars and whether or not they are the future of transportation. Are they really worth it? Is a range of 100 miles, 8 hour recharge times and that lack of power acceptable? The real question is, however, why are these electric vehicles (EV’s) becoming so popular?
An EV does not emit exhaust gases directly but these emissions are transferred to  power generating stations as domestic electricity is used to charge the car . Does this simply means that cities and their …