SMART #1 REACHES IRISH MARKET
By Brian Byrne The latest electric car brand to land in Ireland is the smart, a joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Chinese automotive giant Geely, writes Brian Byrne. The smart #1 is the first of several models using the hashtag prefix that will be rolled out...
NAVAN NCT CENTRE HAS THIRD HIGHEST FAIL RATE
Figures recently published by NCT show that the Navan NCT test centre has one of the highest rates of failure. With a rate of 55%, it is in the top five in the country. Cavan NCT tops the list with a 59% failure rate followed by Derrybeg centre in Donegal. There were...
HYUNDAI’S ‘TYRE CHAIN’ TYRES IDEA
Hyundai has previewed a tyres technology that produces 'snow chains' at the touch of a button, writes Brian Byrne. The patented design uses so-called 'shape memory' alloy elements built into the tyre below the working surface, which extend beyond the tyre surface when...
