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REVIEW: Kia e-Niro
March 15, 2020 | Derek Reilly
It’s a form factor we are now all used to seeing on the roads of Ireland, Kia’s compact crossover e-Niro is the fully electric version of the popular Niro. It’s first incarnation was as a hybrid and now a PHEV … Read More
REVIEW: Nissan Leaf 62kWh
February 16, 2020 | Derek Reilly
The best selling EV in Ireland for 2019 and has also taken first blood in the league table with the Nissan LEAF holding top spot in January 2020. How long can one of Irelands favorite EVs hold on to its … Read More
REVIEW: Kia e-Soul
December 8, 2019 | Derek Reilly
It has recently been crowned the 2020 Irish Car of the Year and the award is well deserved. You have also read the last sentence correctly, the Kia e-Soul have won Irish car of the year. Not the Irish EV … Read More
REVIEW: Hyundai KONA Electric
July 14, 2019 | Derek Reilly 2
It’s the number 1 selling electric vehicle in Ireland so far this year and we drove it for a week to see if the Hyundai KONA Electric deserves this top spot. We would like to thank Hyundai Ireland for lending … Read More
REVIEW: BMW i3s
June 17, 2019 | Derek Reilly
Our next review for the EV motoring series is with the car that I got my first taste of an E with, the beautiful BMW i3, and specifically the i3s model. Thanks to BMW Ireland for loaning us the car … Read More
REVIEW: Renault ZOE Z.E. 40
April 28, 2019 | Derek Reilly 4
Our 3rd EV review and it’s with one of the best selling EVs in Europe the Renault ZOE. Thanks to Renault Ireland for lending us this car for the week.Read More
REVIEW: Volkswagen e-Golf
April 2, 2019 | Derek Reilly
The next car in our EV review series is the Volkswagen e-Golf and we were lucky enough to test out the ‘Executive Edition’ model for a week. We drove nearly 1,000 kms in 7 days so we feel we have … Read More
REVIEW: Nissan LEAF v2.0
February 27, 2019 | Derek Reilly 2
We are delighted to be kicking of our new series on Electric Vehicles with the best selling EV in Ireland, the new and improved Nissan LEAF v2.0.Read More
NEWS: ‘Electric Vehicle’ blog series coming to TheEffect.Net
January 9, 2019 | Derek Reilly 2
We are delighted to announce that we are going to be partnering with a number of car brands in Ireland over the coming months to bring you a new series of blogs specifically focusing on electric vehicles (EVs).
Feedback from … Read More
Driving meets Technology
August 27, 2018 | Derek Reilly
The Effect.net is mainly a tech and gaming review site right? Then why does this article’s title talk about driving? When I joined the team here, I was driving nearly 60,000 km a year around the country. I’m now based … Read More
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