Cork-based smart charging company Ohme is the new official charging partner for Volvo Car Ireland.

Rolec EV and Wattif EV announce an ambitious partnership set to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the UK and Ireland.

Cork entrepreneur Norman Crowley has signed a deal with a leading global mining company to retrofit some 8,500 diesel mining trucks into electric vehicles over the next three years, with much of this work to take place at sites in the Republic.

Britain will ensure that batteries needed to power electric vehicles (EVs) are produced domestically, finance minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday, a day after carmakers warned insufficient production could hurt investment in the country.

The UK is lobbying the EU over a Brexit trade deal deadline that carmakers have warned pose a threat to UK industry.