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" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLFBVGGSP5AJXKEKRXJCVJKDI4.jpg?smart=true&auth=78f7b0f658d0ba785b1898e97585d71191543d29edec747914e204fdefe1d9f2&width=800&height=533" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLFBVGGSP5AJXKEKRXJCVJKDI4.jpg?smart=true&auth=78f7b0f658d0ba785b1898e97585d71191543d29edec747914e204fdefe1d9f2&width=400&height=266 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLFBVGGSP5AJXKEKRXJCVJKDI4.jpg?smart=true&auth=78f7b0f658d0ba785b1898e97585d71191543d29edec747914e204fdefe1d9f2&width=600&height=399 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLFBVGGSP5AJXKEKRXJCVJKDI4.jpg?smart=true&auth=78f7b0f658d0ba785b1898e97585d71191543d29edec747914e204fdefe1d9f2&width=800&height=533 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/OLFBVGGSP5AJXKEKRXJCVJKDI4.jpg?smart=true&auth=78f7b0f658d0ba785b1898e97585d71191543d29edec747914e204fdefe1d9f2&width=1200&height=799 1200w" width="800" height="533"/></figure></a><hr class="c-divider"/></article><article class="c-grid b-top-table-list-small b-top-table-list-small--right"><h2 class="c-heading"><a class="c-link" href="/motors/review/2025/02/26/opel-grandland-can-this-surprisingly-impressive-ev-crossover-lure-irish-buyers-back/">Opel Grandland: Can this surprisingly impressive EV crossover lure Irish buyers back?</a></h2><a class="c-link" href="/motors/review/2025/02/26/opel-grandland-can-this-surprisingly-impressive-ev-crossover-lure-irish-buyers-back/" aria-hidden="true" tabindex="-1"><figure class="c-media-item"><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Opel Grandland: Can this surprisingly impressive EV crossover lure Irish buyers back?" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LS6SCC2I6RHZHJOXQSZCMTZDGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=72a320e015e9e59f8e8378baf09104b65a01bed2d477e5138c3db3a9327dbd30&width=800&height=533" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LS6SCC2I6RHZHJOXQSZCMTZDGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=72a320e015e9e59f8e8378baf09104b65a01bed2d477e5138c3db3a9327dbd30&width=400&height=266 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LS6SCC2I6RHZHJOXQSZCMTZDGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=72a320e015e9e59f8e8378baf09104b65a01bed2d477e5138c3db3a9327dbd30&width=600&height=399 600w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LS6SCC2I6RHZHJOXQSZCMTZDGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=72a320e015e9e59f8e8378baf09104b65a01bed2d477e5138c3db3a9327dbd30&width=800&height=533 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LS6SCC2I6RHZHJOXQSZCMTZDGQ.jpg?smart=true&auth=72a320e015e9e59f8e8378baf09104b65a01bed2d477e5138c3db3a9327dbd30&width=1200&height=799 1200w" width="800" height="533"/></figure></a><hr class="c-divider"/></article></div></div><div class=" paywall"><figure class="c-media-item"><div style="aspect-ratio:800 / 533;background-color:var(--global-neutral-1)" class=""><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="The Renault R4 E-Tech at Paris Motor Show. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4V3KPBJHFODRT5HZKHTD37FBRA.jpg?auth=d0fc51fffd2cf259530eef1e1986ce5152d7a9660c1631b537473188eb46b2db&width=800&height=533" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4V3KPBJHFODRT5HZKHTD37FBRA.jpg?auth=d0fc51fffd2cf259530eef1e1986ce5152d7a9660c1631b537473188eb46b2db&width=400&height=266 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4V3KPBJHFODRT5HZKHTD37FBRA.jpg?auth=d0fc51fffd2cf259530eef1e1986ce5152d7a9660c1631b537473188eb46b2db&width=440&height=293 440w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4V3KPBJHFODRT5HZKHTD37FBRA.jpg?auth=d0fc51fffd2cf259530eef1e1986ce5152d7a9660c1631b537473188eb46b2db&width=800&height=533 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4V3KPBJHFODRT5HZKHTD37FBRA.jpg?auth=d0fc51fffd2cf259530eef1e1986ce5152d7a9660c1631b537473188eb46b2db&width=1024&height=682 1024w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4V3KPBJHFODRT5HZKHTD37FBRA.jpg?auth=d0fc51fffd2cf259530eef1e1986ce5152d7a9660c1631b537473188eb46b2db&width=1440&height=959 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 400px, (max-width: 440px) 440px, (max-width: 800px) 800px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 1025px) 1440px" width="800" height="533"/></div><figcaption class="c-media-item__fig-caption"><span class="c-media-item__caption">The Renault R4 E-Tech at Paris Motor Show. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA </span></figcaption></figure></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">It won’t be alone in the cheap EV world. At the Paris show, Renault was showing off more than just the new 4 E-Tech. It also had the concept version of a new Twingo electric city car on display, shown to journalists earlier this year but making its public debut in Paris. Renault projects a price of less than €20,000 for the Twingo when it goes on sale in 2026, but alas right-hand-drive production has not yet been confirmed. The super-cute original 1991 Twingo was never made for the Irish or UK markets. Let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">The Renault 4 E-Tech won’t be so cheap, but it should slot into a similar €35,000 bracket alongside the likes of the Jeep Avenger and Kia EV3. The retro styling isn’t quite as endearingly cute as that of the revived Renault 5 E-Tech, but it’s still a reasonably handsome update of the classic 1960s style, and it’s rather more enticing at which to look than the forgettable Captur crossover, alongside which the 4 E-Tech will sell. Indeed, that is perhaps Renault’s big contribution to making electric cars more sellable to European buyers – make them look cuter.</p><div id="arcad-feature-f0fuQba8T6Jr6YD-3-4-3-f5df17efd7941" class="default__StyledAdUnit-sc-1moicrg-0 gKEhzJ arcad-feature" style="--mobile-display:block;--tablet-display:block;--desktop-display:block"><div class="arcad-container width_100" style="max-width:728px"><div id="arcad_f0fuQba8T6Jr6YD-3-4-3-f5df17efd7941" class="arcad ad-728x90"></div></div></div><p class="c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link"><span>[ </span><a aria-label="Open related story" class="c-link" href="https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2024/02/07/renault-revamps-the-clio-but-is-it-better-to-wait-for-5/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Renault revamps the Clio but is it better to wait for the new 5 EV?<span class="visually-hidden">Opens in new window</span></a><span> ]</span></p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Cute it might be, but just like its originator, the new 4 E-Tech will be practical. The boot measures a healthy 420 litres, while the front passenger seat folds down flat to allow you to load in boxes that are up to 2.2m long.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">There will be a choice of battery sizes, allowing for ranges of 300km-400km, while the all-digital dashboard gets Google-based software. Sadly, there’s no re-creation of the classic Renault 4′s push-pull-twist gear lever, located in the dead centre of the dash, but one can’t have everything. Hopefully Renault Ireland will offer a special edition with classic P&T van orange-and-white livery.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Away from the Renault stand, the Paris show seemed healthier and more full of life than in recent years. Motor shows in general took a double battering from online reveals and Covid, but might the bigger manufacturer presence in Paris preview a return of the classic big show?</p><div class=" paywall"><figure class="c-media-item"><div style="aspect-ratio:800 / 533;background-color:var(--global-neutral-1)" class=""><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron car at the Paris Motor Show. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYFNSCAU26MYSMNGCMFDWWW6SY.jpg?auth=2a252e4546e5b693cce5e62204ec7c787dbbcc6f66186dc84b1e61e41c7ea79e&width=800&height=533" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYFNSCAU26MYSMNGCMFDWWW6SY.jpg?auth=2a252e4546e5b693cce5e62204ec7c787dbbcc6f66186dc84b1e61e41c7ea79e&width=400&height=266 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYFNSCAU26MYSMNGCMFDWWW6SY.jpg?auth=2a252e4546e5b693cce5e62204ec7c787dbbcc6f66186dc84b1e61e41c7ea79e&width=440&height=293 440w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYFNSCAU26MYSMNGCMFDWWW6SY.jpg?auth=2a252e4546e5b693cce5e62204ec7c787dbbcc6f66186dc84b1e61e41c7ea79e&width=800&height=533 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYFNSCAU26MYSMNGCMFDWWW6SY.jpg?auth=2a252e4546e5b693cce5e62204ec7c787dbbcc6f66186dc84b1e61e41c7ea79e&width=1024&height=682 1024w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/AYFNSCAU26MYSMNGCMFDWWW6SY.jpg?auth=2a252e4546e5b693cce5e62204ec7c787dbbcc6f66186dc84b1e61e41c7ea79e&width=1440&height=959 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 400px, (max-width: 440px) 440px, (max-width: 800px) 800px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 1025px) 1440px" width="800" height="533"/></div><figcaption class="c-media-item__fig-caption"><span class="c-media-item__caption">Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron car at the Paris Motor Show. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty </span></figcaption></figure></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Certainly, there was plenty of new metal on sale, from the relatively straightforward (the reveal of a hybrid version of Alfa Romeo’s new Junior crossover, the sleeker Sportback’ version of Audi’s Q6 e-tron electric SUV boasting a 656km range, and the high-performance John Cooper Works versions of the electric Mini hatchback and the Mini Aceman crossover) to the more outlandish.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Outlandish means returning to the Renault stand, where the French giant was showing off the Emblème concept car, a low-slung crossover with more than just battery power. The Emblème is not merely a show pony but an exploration by Renault of how to reduce a car’s emissions by 90 per cent – not just when it’s being driven, nor even when it’s being charged, but in total, from cradle to grave. Renault claims that the Emblème would have a whole-life total emissions figure of just five tonnes of CO2, compared with the 24-tonnes of an electric Megane E-Tech hatchback.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">The Emblème has an electric motor (the 220hp one from the Scenic E-Tech) and a battery (the 40kWh one from the entry-level version of the Megane E-Tech) which gives it a range, says Renault, of “several hundred kilometres”.</p><div id="arcad-feature-f0fVXNppHnA0bqg-3-4-4-12c5d5a83eb08f" class="default__StyledAdUnit-sc-1moicrg-0 gKEhzJ arcad-feature" style="--mobile-display:block;--tablet-display:block;--desktop-display:block"><div class="arcad-container width_100" style="max-width:728px"><div id="arcad_f0fVXNppHnA0bqg-3-4-4-12c5d5a83eb08f" class="arcad ad-728x90"></div></div></div><div class="b-it-article-body__quote-wrapper pullquote paywall"><blockquote cite="" class="c-stack b-it-article-body__pullquote" data-style-direction="vertical" data-style-justification="start" data-style-alignment="unset" data-style-inline="false" data-style-wrap="nowrap"><p class="c-paragraph">Because the hydrogen combines in the fuel cell with oxygen from the outside air to create an electric current, the Emblème’s only emission is water vapour</p></blockquote></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">What about longer journeys? Well, that’s where hydrogen comes in. Renault, although something of a pioneer in the modern electric car game, has never quite given up on hydrogen and given the current flagging of public interest – in some markets anyway, notably Ireland and Germany – in electric cars, the French car maker might well be thankful for that bet-hedging.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Renault actually does have a production hydrogen vehicle on sale right now – a version of the new Master van – but the Emblème uses a 30kW hydrogen fuel cell as a range-extender for long runs. Fill it up with 2.8kg of hydrogen and the Emblème can drive for 350km before it needs refuelling, which takes just five minutes at a time.</p><p class="c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link"><span>[ </span><a aria-label="Open related story" class="c-link" href="https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2024/09/24/your-ev-questions-answered-do-synthetic-fuels-make-more-sense-than-electric-cars/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Your EV questions answered: Do synthetic fuels make more sense than electric cars?<span class="visually-hidden">Opens in new window</span></a><span> ]</span></p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">That being the case, Renault claims the Emblème can drive from Paris to Marseilles in the same time as a regular combustion car, stopping twice along the way to top up with hydrogen. Because the hydrogen combines in the fuel cell with oxygen from the outside air to create an electric current, the Emblème’s only emission is water vapour.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Others have started to sense a possible shift back towards the potential of hydrogen power – BMW and Hyundai among them – so the Emblème could yet turn out to be a significant concept.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Renault-related Alpine was showing off its A390-Beta, a concept version of a sleek three-motor electric crossover that will go on sale next year and claims to offer some truly thrilling driving experiences.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Peugeot had brought along the new 425km-range all-electric version of the sleek 408 SUV, while it also had the big-battery versions of the new E-3008 and E5008, which gives the electric SUVs a range of up to 700km on one charge.</p><div id="arcad-feature-f0fYKctXj7wt6xL-3-4-5-c2ce172960221" class="default__StyledAdUnit-sc-1moicrg-0 gKEhzJ arcad-feature" style="--mobile-display:block;--tablet-display:block;--desktop-display:block"><div class="arcad-container width_100" style="max-width:728px"><div id="arcad_f0fYKctXj7wt6xL-3-4-5-c2ce172960221" class="arcad ad-728x90"></div></div></div><div class=" paywall"><figure class="c-media-item"><div style="aspect-ratio:800 / 494;background-color:var(--global-neutral-1)" class=""><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Dacia Bigster" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTMTQZJJTRASVJRICN2GHWGSGU.jpeg?auth=2a2c3107bd4b7febc1ba81ede3b8242b63cd11ff868dd18e8fac0d69fbd5cd6d&width=800&height=494" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTMTQZJJTRASVJRICN2GHWGSGU.jpeg?auth=2a2c3107bd4b7febc1ba81ede3b8242b63cd11ff868dd18e8fac0d69fbd5cd6d&width=400&height=247 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTMTQZJJTRASVJRICN2GHWGSGU.jpeg?auth=2a2c3107bd4b7febc1ba81ede3b8242b63cd11ff868dd18e8fac0d69fbd5cd6d&width=440&height=271 440w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTMTQZJJTRASVJRICN2GHWGSGU.jpeg?auth=2a2c3107bd4b7febc1ba81ede3b8242b63cd11ff868dd18e8fac0d69fbd5cd6d&width=800&height=494 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTMTQZJJTRASVJRICN2GHWGSGU.jpeg?auth=2a2c3107bd4b7febc1ba81ede3b8242b63cd11ff868dd18e8fac0d69fbd5cd6d&width=1024&height=632 1024w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JTMTQZJJTRASVJRICN2GHWGSGU.jpeg?auth=2a2c3107bd4b7febc1ba81ede3b8242b63cd11ff868dd18e8fac0d69fbd5cd6d&width=1440&height=889 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 400px, (max-width: 440px) 440px, (max-width: 800px) 800px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 1025px) 1440px" width="800" height="494"/></div><figcaption class="c-media-item__fig-caption"><span class="c-media-item__caption">Dacia Bigster </span></figcaption></figure></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Dacia brought along the smart-looking Bigster, now in full production form and going on sale in early 2025 as the brand’s rival for the likes of the Hyundai Tucson and Toyota RAV4. Given Dacia’s recent successes, it’s hard not to see this handsome SUV being a huge hit. At the show, Dacia boss Denis Le Vot was also hinting at other, different, cars to come shortly in the same sort of size as the Bigster, including a possible practical family estate to take on the Skoda Octavia Combi.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">As well as the C5 Aircross concept, Citroën also brought along an updated C4 and e-C4 hatchback, and a facelift for the dinky little Ami quadricycle (even though it’s only just gone on sale in Ireland, priced at €9,990) which aims to make it look even more.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Ominously for the European brands, China’s EV giant BYD was at the show, displaying the Sealion 7 electric SUV, which we saw in Beijing earlier this year. A sleek rival to the Tesla Model Y, the Sealion 7 arrives in Ireland in early 2025.</p><div class=" paywall"><figure class="c-media-item"><div style="aspect-ratio:800 / 533;background-color:var(--global-neutral-1)" class=""><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="The new BYD Sealion 7 electric car. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty" class="c-image" loading="lazy" src="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REVSKHPQHHRS3MXI23XAXMT5CY.jpg?auth=9538523068b6d741fde4d483be915ae4f904e2f7517d4f0c4e67b1e9e7b98bdc&width=800&height=533" srcSet="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REVSKHPQHHRS3MXI23XAXMT5CY.jpg?auth=9538523068b6d741fde4d483be915ae4f904e2f7517d4f0c4e67b1e9e7b98bdc&width=400&height=266 400w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REVSKHPQHHRS3MXI23XAXMT5CY.jpg?auth=9538523068b6d741fde4d483be915ae4f904e2f7517d4f0c4e67b1e9e7b98bdc&width=440&height=293 440w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REVSKHPQHHRS3MXI23XAXMT5CY.jpg?auth=9538523068b6d741fde4d483be915ae4f904e2f7517d4f0c4e67b1e9e7b98bdc&width=800&height=533 800w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REVSKHPQHHRS3MXI23XAXMT5CY.jpg?auth=9538523068b6d741fde4d483be915ae4f904e2f7517d4f0c4e67b1e9e7b98bdc&width=1024&height=682 1024w, https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/REVSKHPQHHRS3MXI23XAXMT5CY.jpg?auth=9538523068b6d741fde4d483be915ae4f904e2f7517d4f0c4e67b1e9e7b98bdc&width=1440&height=959 1440w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 400px, (max-width: 440px) 440px, (max-width: 800px) 800px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, (min-width: 1025px) 1440px" width="800" height="533"/></div><figcaption class="c-media-item__fig-caption"><span class="c-media-item__caption">The new BYD Sealion 7 electric car. Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty </span></figcaption></figure></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">BYD is also arriving in Europe, and is about to open factories in Hungary and Turkey, neatly sidestepping the new European tariffs on Chinese electric cars, with first production set for the end of 2025. BYD – the most successful of the newly arrived Chinese brands in Ireland – did not flinch when it came to the new tariffs, which were originally levied at 17.4 per cent on BYD products, latterly reduced slightly to 17 per cent. So far, BYD hasn’t put up its prices, an action confirmed to The Irish Times as being thanks to an ability to draw from stock already landed in Europe.</p><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Speaking at Paris, BYD’s executive vice-president Stella Li said: “As the world’s leading new-energy technology company, over the past 30 years, we’ve always believed in using innovation to make technology accessible. Innovation is in our DNA and we have the largest R&D team in the world, with more than 102,000 engineers and 11 research institutes across the globe. We keep setting new records as we progress; last month, we announced that our nine millionth new-energy vehicle rolled off the production line. It took 13 years to get from zero to one million. But from seven million to nine million took us only six months.” That’s a statistic that will make the corporate blood run cold in European car maker board rooms.</p><div class=" paywall"><figure class="c-media-item"><div style="aspect-ratio:800 / 532;background-color:var(--global-neutral-1)" class=""><img data-chromatic="ignore" alt="Carlos Tavares won’t renew his contract when it runs out in 2026. 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Photograph: Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty </span></figcaption></figure></div><p class="c-paragraph paywall">Indeed, while the Paris Motor Show was getting going, Stellantis Group was announcing some big corporate changes, following on the heels of the announcement that its totemic chief executive, Carlos Tavares, will not renew his contract when it runs out in 2026. Tavares has been effectively ousted in a palace coup organised by Stellantis’s European and US dealers, who are angry at slipping sales and an apparently mishandled EV policy.</p><div id="arcad-feature-f0f6RPR7vA01bMt-3-4-6-138bb6ffd49cc5" class="default__StyledAdUnit-sc-1moicrg-0 gKEhzJ arcad-feature" style="--mobile-display:block;--tablet-display:block;--desktop-display:block"><div class="arcad-container width_100" style="max-width:728px"><div id="arcad_f0f6RPR7vA01bMt-3-4-6-138bb6ffd49cc5" class="arcad ad-728x90"></div></div></div><p class="c-paragraph b-it-article-body__interstitial-link"><span>[ </span><a aria-label="Open related story" class="c-link" href="https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2024/08/07/maserati-is-safe-for-now-but-will-other-stellantis-brands-be-shut-down/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">Maserati is safe – for now – but will other Stellantis brands be shut down?<span class="visually-hidden">Opens in new window</span></a><span> ]</span></p><p class="c-paragraph 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At the Paris show, Renault was showing off more than just the new 4 E-Tech. It also had the concept version of a new Twingo electric city car on display, shown to journalists earlier this year but making its public debut in Paris. Renault projects a price of less than €20,000 for the Twingo when it goes on sale in 2026, but alas right-hand-drive production has not yet been confirmed. The super-cute original 1991 Twingo was never made for the Irish or UK markets. Let’s hope history doesn’t repeat itself.","type":"text","paywall":"paywall"},{"_id":"DQRQYRAEE5CBTMBH4Q4DECDHZE","additional_properties":{"_id":1729069459902,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"The Renault 4 E-Tech won’t be so cheap, but it should slot into a similar €35,000 bracket alongside the likes of the Jeep Avenger and Kia EV3. The retro styling isn’t quite as endearingly cute as that of the revived Renault 5 E-Tech, but it’s still a reasonably handsome update of the classic 1960s style, and it’s rather more enticing at which to look than the forgettable Captur crossover, alongside which the 4 E-Tech will sell. 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The boot measures a healthy 420 litres, while the front passenger seat folds down flat to allow you to load in boxes that are up to 2.2m long.","type":"text","paywall":"paywall"},{"_id":"BAL6FPTRQFF3JEB2QVQY3ZFQNA","additional_properties":{"_id":1729069459904,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"There will be a choice of battery sizes, allowing for ranges of 300km-400km, while the all-digital dashboard gets Google-based software. Sadly, there’s no re-creation of the classic Renault 4′s push-pull-twist gear lever, located in the dead centre of the dash, but one can’t have everything. Hopefully Renault Ireland will offer a special edition with classic P&T van orange-and-white livery.","type":"text","paywall":"paywall"},{"_id":"RRPKM3LM7JGFTEHAIWCKJFECMA","additional_properties":{"_id":1729069459905,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Away from the Renault stand, the Paris show seemed healthier and more full of life than in recent years. 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The Emblème is not merely a show pony but an exploration by Renault of how to reduce a car’s emissions by 90 per cent – not just when it’s being driven, nor even when it’s being charged, but in total, from cradle to grave. Renault claims that the Emblème would have a whole-life total emissions figure of just five tonnes of CO2, compared with the 24-tonnes of an electric Megane E-Tech hatchback.","type":"text","paywall":"paywall"},{"_id":"AGR57TVCCBB2XBSQ4HR6JVRYNY","additional_properties":{"_id":1729069459909,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"The Emblème has an electric motor (the 220hp one from the Scenic E-Tech) and a battery (the 40kWh one from the entry-level version of the Megane E-Tech) which gives it a range, says Renault, of “several hundred kilometres”.","type":"text","paywall":"paywall"},{"_id":"WWSB77ZFVNFMJNHOMG4D5VQKBU","additional_properties":{"_id":"ZWAK5GMR4NDHPHOZB73R2TBXU4","comments":[]},"citation":{"content":"","type":"text"},"content_elements":[{"_id":"ZXMBCXDTXNCCZICEGSS3VP74LY","additional_properties":{"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"Because the hydrogen combines in the fuel cell with oxygen from the outside air to create an electric current, the Emblème’s only emission is water vapour","type":"text"}],"subtype":"pullquote","subtype_label":"pullquote","type":"quote"},{"_id":"GA3BMDZQQ5AGPBYWS4AUXUM2XY","additional_properties":{"_id":1729069459910,"comments":[],"inline_comments":[]},"content":"What about longer journeys? 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The brand once duelled with <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/toyota/\" target=\"_blank\">Toyota</a> to be Ireland’s bestselling brand. Last year it was outsold by <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/tesla/\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla</a> and <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/mercedes-benz/\" target=\"_blank\">Mercedes Benz</a>, with 2,444 new registrations at a time when Toyota came first with 17,521.","type":"text"},{"_id":"PUE2CTP2NJGQ3KPQZ4VFGYG57Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527087},"content":"Since its star waned, there have been a few false dawns. But having been abandoned by its poorly performing former parent General Motors, the foundling is now in the foster care of Stellantis, which already has <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/peugeot/\" target=\"_blank\">Peugeot</a>, <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/fiat/\" target=\"_blank\">Fiat</a> and several other European marques. It’s finally getting some TLC.","type":"text"},{"_id":"O6HCLSHZK5A4JDXWW6STM46FMI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527088},"content":"The Stellantis plan, from what we can perceive, is simple. Copy the playbook of <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/volkswagen-vw/\" target=\"_blank\">Volkswagen Group</a>. That means developing a solid powertrain, platform and technology and fitting various styling formats on top – one for each brand. The set-ups can be tweaked to suit each brand’s pitch. Then you throw in a little retro styling to remind people there’s some heritage to this brand – unlike new Asian arrivals.","type":"text"},{"_id":"ZJ3VONDRDNDLTOCIPZC3SQU664","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527089},"content":"It’s not without risk. If the foundations are flawed, then every brand suffers. Thankfully for Opel, Stellantis has delivered a steady line of products. So, with the new Grandland, you get a car built upon the same platform that underpins the latest Peugeot 3008, the new 5008, Citroen C5 Aircross and the upcoming Jeep Compass, to name but four.","type":"text"},{"_id":"L62CCO4D7BHCJIGE7BOSDPC34A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527091},"content":"In the case of this electric version, it shares many of its components with Peugeot’s all-electric E-3008.","type":"text"},{"_id":"STH77Y3S2FCYVGRSWDZ5TJCRBA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527092},"content":"Here we have a practical, straightforward family crossover that’s ready for everyday life, which was once Opel’s forte.","type":"text"},{"_id":"YAUT2X5GRFAZBK2K6JVX3HQWKE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527093},"content":"Unsurprisingly, this is not an engaging car to drive. 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A 0-100km/h time of 9.0 seconds is sluggish in a world where electric MGs can now outrun Aston Martins. Yet it has enough acceleration for all necessary overtaking on motorways or national routes. And for a big car, it’s also easy to manoeuvre around town. It’s big, but there’s plenty of visibility.","type":"text"},{"_id":"EPOJEEP6ZFAHDOYKRP4GQHCH7Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527096},"content":"Practically speaking, the Grandland may lack a front truck (“frunk”), but it’s offers ample space in the boot, particularly with its underfloor storage. Rear-seat legroom is comparable to rivals.","type":"text"},{"_id":"ND6CPS6T3JELTAPHUFWIW3KAVI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527090},"type":"image"},{"_id":"XIWBB6QBFVB6RBS4JPLRWC4PEY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527097},"content":"Perhaps the biggest selling point for customers will be the cabin, where they’ve raided the parts bin of Stellantis sibling Peugeot to deliver a much better-quality finish than we’ve come to expect from Opel recently.","type":"text"},{"_id":"ZOPDUZARWJDZXCRV4DPNTMXMFI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527101},"content":"For example, the Opel Mokka’s cabin seems unfinished and drab, and we feared this was the design direction the brand was taking with its interior trim.","type":"text"},{"_id":"VC6A2OXB3ZGWDBJGKTCSREBGXQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527102},"content":"There’s a nice use of materials on the dash to brighten things up, while the touchscreen is slightly more user-friendly than in the Peugeot, even though it’s essentially the same 16-inch-wide strip.","type":"text"},{"_id":"WFCL2RAAS5HSRKRGPGRZLVUL4A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527103},"content":"In terms of range, the Grandland electric’s claim of 523km may be ambitious, but 420km seems realistic based on our time with the car, averaging below 18.0kWh/100km from its battery pack’s 73kWh of usable capacity.","type":"text"},{"_id":"NUTCNVT6GNERPOXNAKB4BRMS2U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527104},"content":"A larger 93kWh battery is on the way too, with Opel claiming it will have an official range of up to 700km. These are big batteries, especially compared with similar rivals, which list packs more than 70kWh as their “long-range” versions.","type":"text"},{"_id":"2FOCBK64VBHQ5M23LIUCOWJ27M","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527105},"content":"The Grandland can also charge at up to 160kW from a DC fast charger, which means you can theoretically get from 10 per cent to 80 per cent in about 25 minutes – if you can find a charging station that delivers on its promises.","type":"text"},{"_id":"K2UV5ONJOBFEJECF6NNKPX6V2M","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527098},"type":"image"},{"_id":"FQ2IMZBCBFHPLPKU5WBCADAEHI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527100},"type":"image"},{"_id":"43EKPWDNKBBPDCDPULV23BVG74","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527106},"content":"If cabin refinement, comfort and space are the Grandland’s calling cards, then price is where Opel hopes to seal the deal. Starting at €39,065 after grants, the all-electric Grandland is a lot of car for the money. Dare we use the word “value” at a time when overall car prices are soaring?","type":"text"},{"_id":"4SLFCK7RZVCMVB4QJJ5FFBOY7I","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527107},"content":"Our test car was the highest specification GS version, but even then, the price was €43,763. The Grandland is also offered in a mild-hybrid petrol variant, plus a plug-in hybrid is on the way. But the full EV version is likely to be the best priced of the lot.","type":"text"},{"_id":"XP5RJDXG6FEO5FMQNRIGXALB34","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527108},"content":"To put some perspective on that pricing, you don’t even need to leave an Opel forecourt. A mid-level mild-hybrid Corsa costs €30,295, while the Astra sits in the €35,000 price bracket. So, this is a lot of car for the money.","type":"text"},{"_id":"4ASODEAVG5FULJ457BTPTQSFNA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527109},"content":"Price-check it against rivals with similar battery sizes and specifications, and you begin to see why the Grandland may lure buyers back to Opel showrooms.","type":"text"},{"_id":"CJXVSKQPSZHTZCO44KGSTH6ZDA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527110},"content":"The challenge for the Grandland is the sheer number of rivals. These range from established players such as Volkswagen’s ID.4 and its cousin, the Skoda Enyaq, through to the stylish, award-winning Renault Scenic E-Tech.","type":"text"},{"_id":"RKEDV2IALFBSJPXPDGPJUOFFD4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527111},"content":"Volkswagen ID.4: Craving an SUV? VW’s all-electric new model could be for you","type":"interstitial_link"},{"_id":"ZWQHCEAHK5GO7EWQ3VS54AILUY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527112},"content":"Is Skoda’s electric Enyaq the true people’s car?","type":"interstitial_link"},{"_id":"KWPD3BZQ2JAYFDN3PVZRJEBW3I","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527113},"content":"Can the Ford Explorer arrive late to the EV party and still impress?","type":"interstitial_link"},{"_id":"RUPCQ3OTB5EC3BSPGDYZPMVMQA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527114},"content":"Then there are long-standing Opel rivals, such as Ford with its new Explorer EV, also priced in the mid-€40,000 bracket. It’s another waning star hoping to revive its fortunes, courtesy of its deal with Volkswagen.","type":"text"},{"_id":"RY6OCYGV3FFYHDWY2ONWIUG2OM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527115},"content":"That’s before we get to Asia and its wave of crossovers in various powertrain guises.","type":"text"},{"_id":"KX65X4VLXRGPLPRVPAVG665VHY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527116},"content":"Some of these rivals are more stylish, some more functional and many are simply from brands that stole place on Ireland’s driveways several years ago, building relationships with customers who might once have been Opel buyers. Winning them back won’t be easy.","type":"text"},{"_id":"R3SPIGLMANDVLP2MLOCZV4GQAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527117},"content":"That’s why it’s easy to overlook the Opel – but that’s a mistake. At these prices, it’s a car that warrants more attention.","type":"text"},{"_id":"OSEYDZNODZDMDHKWQHH3IH6U24","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527118},"content":"<b>Lowdown: Opel Grandland electric GS 73kWh</b>","type":"text"},{"_id":"H4KHICZYUJHYVLALWFPCY64Y6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527119},"content":"<b>Power: </b>A 210bhp electric motor supported by a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) metal battery pack with 73kWh of usable storage","type":"text"},{"_id":"BI7M5TGAUJBGNITSPTVL3MHP6E","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527120},"content":"<b>0-100km/h: </b>9.0 seconds","type":"text"},{"_id":"OHY7XCZUTJHM5GC6RZ662NKI7M","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527121},"content":"<b>Range: </b>523km (WLTP)","type":"text"},{"_id":"DAOFLSBNSZBPHMY4QVQDURSAJE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527122},"content":"<b>Motor tax: </b>€120","type":"text"},{"_id":"2OAHA7XDQBD6NO3F5FKDVY4DAI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527123},"content":"<b>Price:</b> From €39,065 (€43,763 as tested)","type":"text"},{"_id":"KAZTYU3Z4VBYPE6WYZTHJZK3MY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527124},"content":"<b>Our rating:</b> 4/5","type":"text"},{"_id":"CMQODYEV6BB2TKOBJYQRSYTG3A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740483527125},"content":"<b>Our verdict: </b>Surprisingly impressive, particularly at this price point, but may still struggle to make its mark in a crowded market","type":"text"}],"content_restrictions":{"content_code":"metered"},"credits":{"by":[{"additional_properties":{"original":{"byline":"Michael McAleer"}},"name":"Michael McAleer"}]},"description":{"basic":"Family crossover SUV may be entering a crowded market, but it’s pricing will help it stand out"},"display_date":"2025-02-26T07:39:00Z","headlines":{"basic":"Opel Grandland: Can this surprisingly impressive EV crossover lure Irish buyers back?","native":""},"label":{"audio_project_id":{"text":"8948"}},"promo_items":{"basic":{"_id":"LS6SCC2I6RHZHJOXQSZCMTZDGQ","auth":{"1":"72a320e015e9e59f8e8378baf09104b65a01bed2d477e5138c3db3a9327dbd30"},"type":"image","url":"https://cloudfront-eu-central-1.images.arcpublishing.com/irishtimes/LS6SCC2I6RHZHJOXQSZCMTZDGQ.jpg"}},"subtype":"review","taxonomy":{"sections":[{"name":"Motors"}]},"type":"story","website_url":"/motors/review/2025/02/26/opel-grandland-can-this-surprisingly-impressive-ev-crossover-lure-irish-buyers-back/","websites":{"irishtimes":{"website_section":{"_id":"/motors","additional_properties":{"original":{}},"name":"Motors"}}}},{"_id":"LZTCSW5PHRAPRFDLYDLPHFKMBI","additional_properties":{"audio_duration":192,"audio_url":"https://beyondwords-cdn-b7fyckdeejejb6dj.a03.azurefd.net/audio/projects/8948/podcasts/843e5a5e-2cb9-4706-b3eb-8eb328163a84/versions/1740494283/media/e054c33bd9d20c4af4699bf1ba124153_compiled.mp3"},"canonical_url":"/motors/2025/02/26/ccpc-calls-for-used-car-database-of-damaged-or-dangerous-vehicles/","content_elements":[{"_id":"5XCWRD6LP5CWTJBRZWSSWQUJXI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234034},"content":"The <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/competition-and-consumer-protection-commission-ccpc/\">Competition and Consumer Protection Commission</a> (CCPC) has called on the Government to establish a publicly accessible used car database so that damaged or dangerous vehicles can be identified and avoided at the time of purchase.","type":"text"},{"_id":"HANPAJZJCZGHXF7AJIZVLGZB3Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234035},"content":"The call follows <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/02/04/nct-passes-unroadworthy-car-as-fit-for-the-road/\">reports in The Irish Times</a> and on <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/rte/\" target=\"_self\">RTÉ</a> that the <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/nct/\">NCT</a> – the National Car Test, run by Spanish company Applus+ and overseen by the Road Safety Authority (<a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/rsa/\">RSA</a>) – has passed an unsafe car as fit for the road.","type":"text"},{"_id":"VVEKSBV6X5GCLNTVHN2LVKKNVU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234036},"content":"The CCPC’s report states: “Every year, the CCPC is contacted by thousands of consumers who have a problem with a used car they have bought, including hundreds who believe that a used car they purchased in good faith was previously crashed without that damage being disclosed.","type":"text"},{"_id":"KDL2GEJ2HVGKJAHZVTVNAS2HUY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234037},"content":"“These cars may be unsafe to drive or require expensive repairs to make them safe. The CCPC believes that consumers should be armed with the information they need when buying a used car to help them avoid being misled into making a purchase they would not otherwise have made.”","type":"text"},{"_id":"VLEBH6SYANCBPBXEBK4PV7TRFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234039},"content":"While the history of a used car can, in part, be investigated by online service providers such as Motorcheck, the CCPC believes that Ireland is lagging behind countries such as Australia and the UK in providing centralised databases of used car histories accessible to car buyers.","type":"text"},{"_id":"KTCLUVRGF5GSLF5TXFYFBRZUS4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234040},"content":"“Action is urgently required to enhance and extend the delivery of information on used cars by the State to help consumers avoid being misled by both traders and private sellers,” according to the CCPC.","type":"text"},{"_id":"MKJDSZ5XP5FSFI7ISFMNBFXFIM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234041},"content":"The CCPC estimates that in 2023, it cost car buyers a total of €57 million to put faulty used cars right or to have them scrapped in cases of extreme damage.","type":"text"},{"_id":"7UVPKN34W5DN7CPQ4TSU4UU5UE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234043},"content":"The CCPC believes that much of this issue could be alleviated by taking data directly from insurers. “The details of cars that are crashed, repaired and put back on the road should be captured by the State and made available via an online portal,” it said.","type":"text"},{"_id":"OTKKVRG6INGFPEVGYHRPMYHFOM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740488723823},"content":"“This information should be provided by insurers and shared with consumers. The portal should also inform consumers of outstanding recalls on used cars, enabling them to check whether a safety issue has been resolved.”","type":"text"},{"_id":"3Z72J5QBHRHCJOICDWBPDQKB6Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740550884843},"content":"How did a car that was too dangerous to drive pass the NCT?","type":"interstitial_link"},{"_id":"EPURWMJBNZH5JKYSIDITUCILNI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234044},"content":"The CCPC is also calling for a consultation on how the Government could compel garages and repair shops to contribute their data on repaired vehicles to the system.","type":"text"},{"_id":"DNOX267POBBPPFVQQY4H5NOCVE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740487234045},"content":"While the NCT records a car’s mileage at each test and is supposed to identify faults both serious and minor, consumers have almost no access to this data. 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I currently drive a 2014 BMW 5 series estate which can do 1200km on a full tank, so I’m wondering should I stick with that for another two to three years in the hope/expectation that battery technologies and ranges improve further so that I can do a 400km round-trip without stopping & charging. </b></i><b>– </b><i><b>S Keyes, Co Limerick</b></i>","type":"text"},{"_id":"UVGDIB3LARENTGSHGBIDMBTYS4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140196},"content":"<b>A: </b>There are lots. Not being able <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/electric-vehicles/\" target=\"_blank\">to charge</a> at work does make this slightly more tricky, as that would turn a conundrum into a simpler solution, but even so, there are a great many electric cars that will make this journey.","type":"text"},{"_id":"M2H44F6GUFBQ5KMH6HTTUQERGE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140197},"content":"According to our calculations (using Apple Maps), it’s 186km from <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/limerick/\" target=\"_blank\">Limerick</a> city centre to the Red Cow junction on <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/dublin/\" target=\"_blank\">Dublin’s</a> <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/m50/\" target=\"_blank\">M50</a> motorway. Obviously, you might need to travel a little further at either end, but that at least gives us a basic figure to work from and it chimes with your circa-400km round-trip estimation.","type":"text"},{"_id":"M6XE5ZU7TFEJNPCXT5XUMCSNO4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140198},"content":"Going off the official WLTP ranges, there are a huge number of EVs, even down to the affordable MG 4 hatchback (450km range on one charge) which would do that journey without stopping, but of course that’s not a realistic figure, and it’s especially not a realistic figure for motorway driving.","type":"text"},{"_id":"PVCQ5U4LUVGABA3DYVHQ3RR3SA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140199},"content":"Assuming you’re cruising at a steady 120km/h, motorway driving is the worst possible environment for an electric car – it’s just a steady, unstoppable drain on the battery, with very little slowing down which would allow you to trickle some energy back to the battery from the regenerative braking.","type":"text"},{"_id":"IYXXESGI7ZGZPEJE3UEOGWLK6Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140200},"content":"Worse still, a car’s drag increases at the square of its speed, so travelling at the legal limit means pushing an awful lot of air out of the way. You could slow down, and creep along at 80km/h in the inside lane (<a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/nissan/\" target=\"_blank\">Mk1 Nissan Leaf</a> owners know all about this technique) but who’s got the time and patience for that?","type":"text"},{"_id":"H64AP5BIDRDIDKLZI7NPSUR3IE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140201},"content":"There is an obvious, elephant in the room answer here: the <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/tesla/\" target=\"_blank\">Tesla</a> with a claimed 702km range and which has its own private rapid charging station at Birdhill services, just outside Limerick, should you need a quick top-up en route.","type":"text"},{"_id":"O5X6ANH64BHP7J3Z6IGRPBDVJA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140202},"content":"Although SUVs are generally bad when it comes to aerodynamic drag figures, the <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2023/06/07/skodas-chunky-ev-coupe-makes-electric-life-easy/\" target=\"_blank\">Skoda Enyaq Coupe</a> could be a good choice here. It’s better looking and nicer inside than its <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/volkswagen-vw/\" target=\"_blank\">Volkswagen</a> and <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/tags/audi/\" target=\"_blank\">Audi</a> cousins, and on a full charge it has a claimed range of 585km.","type":"text"},{"_id":"ODPNTPVKZVCN7M3VPJRX5U5B3A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140203},"content":"In our real-world experience, with similar motorway mileage to do, the Enyaq Coupe should cover between 450-500km on a charge, so it certainly fits the bill (although you might fancy a stop at Junction 17 or at Barack Obama Plaza for a quick 20 minute top-up just for safety’s sake on the way home – not a bad idea for any of the cars we’re recommending here).","type":"text"},{"_id":"ILU7C6KO7NGXLEJ5TG4IMKAQLU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140204},"content":"We can do better, however. If you fancy a like-for-like replacement for your <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/motors/bmw-s-new-5-touring-may-be-more-practical-than-a-volvo-1.2960603\" target=\"_blank\">BMW 5 Series Touring</a> (one of our very favourite cars) then there is the <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2024/05/27/bmw-i5-touring-road-test-the-1200km-drive-from-munich-to-dublin/\" target=\"_blank\">BMW i5 eDrive40</a> Touring, which boasts a range of 560km on official figures.","type":"text"},{"_id":"J7KKAPGAQJEDRAHDYN67MRNENY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140205},"content":"Now, during our <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2024/05/27/bmw-i5-touring-road-test-the-1200km-drive-from-munich-to-dublin/\" target=\"_blank\">epic drive from Munich to Dublin</a>, we found that the realistic motorway range of the i5 Touring was between 380-420km, although that was at French and German motorway speeds, not Irish. Either way, you’ll probably need a top-up charge on the way home, but the i5 is lovely to drive and has a fabulously comfortable interior (and we put almost 1,200km on our test car in less than 24 hours).","type":"text"},{"_id":"FFBJTNS5RZHXJEQSOP5PNKNJDU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140206},"content":"There are easier options, however. Still fancy a big, comfy estate? Get a Volkswagen ID7 Tourer, which is hands-down one of the most refined and relaxing cars we’ve ever driven, and which even in frigid conditions will easily cover 450km at motorway speeds on one charge, and more than that if you can precondition the cabin before you leave in the morning.","type":"text"},{"_id":"WZA2HNFHEFCNRBR5BOMLQ7SWMY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140207},"content":"There’s an even-longer range version coming soon, which stretches the range of the current 77kWh battery model from 601km to 683km thanks to an 82kWh battery. That one should easily do a realistic 550km between charges, which will make your Limerick-Dublin-Limerick run a doddle.","type":"text"},{"_id":"HRJD57KSLVCKBCYLPRPJILQ6EI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740474140208},"content":"If an estate isn’t a deal-breaker, however, there’s a potentially even better option – the <a href=\"https://www.irishtimes.com/motors/review/2023/04/05/hyundai-ioniq-6-striking-electric-saloon-offers-tempting-alternative-for-suv-buyers/\" target=\"_blank\">Hyundai Ioniq 6</a>. The styling isn’t to everyone’s taste, but there’s method in Hyundai’s design madness. That shape makes the Ioniq 6 incredibly aerodynamically slippery at motorway speeds, and so the long-range 74kWh model, with its quoted official 614km range, will easily manage 550km in real-world driving. 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