Ireland’s first all-island survey on electric vehicle (EV) charging habits, preferences and expectations has uncovered valuable insights, both optimistic and unsettling, from current and potential EV drivers north and south of the border.

Almost half of new private cars licensed last month were electric, PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) or hybrid, as Irish consumers demonstrate “preferences for climate friendly options”.

Life for Bray’s postmen is to get that bit greener as the Bray depot is to take charge of four new electric vehicles (EVs) from An Post’s rollout of 45 new EVs nationwide.

The Hyundai IONIQ 6 was named as the 2024 Irish Car of the Year in association with Continental Tyres, at an awards ceremony in the Conrad Hotel in Dublin last week.

Enyaq iV was the Czech carmaker’s first electric car and arrived here mid 2021. This year they added a coupe version, which this review is about.