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**peasant** · 03-04-2009, 13:36

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Friday, 3 April 2009 13:08
The Government is to sign a deal this afternoon with the major car manufacturer Renault-Nissan, to bring electric vehicles to the Irish market.

The Government wants 250,000 cars and vans - or 10% of the national fleet - to be electric within a decade.

The Government hopes that by boosting renewable energies, like wind, and improving the electricity grid, the introduction of electric cars will lead to a significant drop in carbon emissions in the transport sector.

To achieve that goal, Energy Minister Eamon Ryan will sign a deal with the merged French-Japanese car maker on providing vehicles to Ireland - both for business and the private user.

The ESB is going to be party to the deal, and will provide a network of recharging points, although the vehicles can also be powered at home.

Other car manufacturers will be watching closely to see how today's deal impacts on their business plans.

http://www.rte.ie/business/2009/0403/cars.html

Henry Ford III · 03-04-2009, 13:38

Renault electrics suck

KTRIC · 03-04-2009, 13:38

They'll have to forcefully take my petrol powered bike from me by gun point before I change over to leccy power

Drummerboy08 · 03-04-2009, 13:39

Renault have a hard enough time making electrics in their petrol/diesel cars work.

I can only imagine what this contraption would be like.

Start - stop - break down - start - stop - break down - start - stop no electricity left

And thats only to get you out of the driveway

**peasant** · 03-04-2009, 13:40

What do they need to sign a deal for in the first place?

Is that for governement/state vehicles?

Tipsy Mac · 03-04-2009, 14:02

I dont understand what "deal" needs to be done to bring them in, surely the other manufacturers could take them to the EU court if the deal excludes them.

green-blood · 03-04-2009, 14:07

fear not, its a green party initiative, so its their latest "great idea" that as usual will prove to be completely impossible to actually deliver, just like...

lightbulbs
car parking levy
recycling (we export it all!!)
free bike/tax allowance scheme
public transport (watch cie/dublin bus/iarnrod eireann cut services to beat the band)

pathetic party voted for by pathetic navel gazers.... sooner we have a general election the sooner we rid ourselves.

this deal will be challanged in europe by the other manufacturers as anti-competitive.

Sleipnir · 03-04-2009, 14:13

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Originally Posted by KTRIC

They'll have to forcefully take my petrol powered bike from me by gun point before I change over to leccy power

Naw, they'll just wait till oil is $400 dollars a barrel and let you make up your own mind.

Sleipnir · 03-04-2009, 14:15

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Originally Posted by green-blood

public transport (watch cie/dublin bus/iarnrod eireann cut services to beat the band

Well, Dublin Bus are losing €500,000 a week. The auld economy versus environment thing again...

Anan1 · 03-04-2009, 14:34

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Originally Posted by Tipsy Mac

I dont understand what "deal" needs to be done to bring them in, surely the other manufacturers could take them to the EU court if the deal excludes them.

I'm only guessing, but i'd imagine the deal has more to do with a government commitment to provide the necessary infrastructure.

furtzy · 03-04-2009, 14:40

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Originally Posted by KTRIC

They'll have to forcefully take my petrol powered bike from me by gun point before I change over to leccy power

Hmmmm....not if it was one of these

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/02...th-at-150-mph/

KTRIC · 03-04-2009, 14:43

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Originally Posted by furtzy

Hmmmm....not if it was one of these

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/02...th-at-150-mph/

Just placed my order

hobochris · 03-04-2009, 15:03

If they signed a deal with tesla to get model S ( http://teslamotors.com/s ) rolled out into the irish market Id be delighted.. tis a thing of beauty electric or not...

Owen · 03-04-2009, 15:03

Right Gormless, you beardy tree hugging freak, the rest of the Green, and Mr Ryan. I was going to keep the cat in my car which keeps it at 212 g/co2 per km, but now I'm taking it out, just to compensate for your hippie hiccups.

Saab Ed · 03-04-2009, 15:13

A Renault electric car , you have got to be fu**ing joking. Id be afraid I'll get electricuted everytime I get into it. For f**k sake will someone please remind them about the window regs , coilpacks, Clock units , LCD displays , entire wiring looms on some models that they struggle to get working at the moment never mind the whole car being electric. On the bright side no more gearboxes

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03-04-2009, 13:38	#2
Henry Ford III Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 8,243 Adverts \| Friends	Renault electrics suck

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KTRIC Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high Posts: 8,284 Adverts \| Friends	They'll have to forcefully take my petrol powered bike from me by gun point before I change over to leccy power

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Drummerboy08 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dundrum/Wexford Posts: 9,352 Adverts \| Friends	Renault have a hard enough time making electrics in their petrol/diesel cars work. I can only imagine what this contraption would be like. Start - stop - break down - start - stop - break down - start - stop no electricity left And thats only to get you out of the driveway

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peasant Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 15,069 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Deutsch (German), Motorhomes & Campervans	What do they need to sign a deal for in the first place? Is that for governement/state vehicles?

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Tipsy Mac Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,539 Adverts \| Friends	I dont understand what "deal" needs to be done to bring them in, surely the other manufacturers could take them to the EU court if the deal excludes them.

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green-blood Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 608 Adverts \| Friends	fear not, its a green party initiative, so its their latest "great idea" that as usual will prove to be completely impossible to actually deliver, just like... lightbulbs car parking levy recycling (we export it all!!) free bike/tax allowance scheme public transport (watch cie/dublin bus/iarnrod eireann cut services to beat the band) pathetic party voted for by pathetic navel gazers.... sooner we have a general election the sooner we rid ourselves. this deal will be challanged in europe by the other manufacturers as anti-competitive.

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hobochris Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubland Posts: 2,035 Adverts \| Friends	If they signed a deal with tesla to get model S ( http://teslamotors.com/s ) rolled out into the irish market Id be delighted.. tis a thing of beauty electric or not...

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Owen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 12,198 Adverts \| Friends	Right Gormless, you beardy tree hugging freak, the rest of the Green, and Mr Ryan. I was going to keep the cat in my car which keeps it at 212 g/co2 per km, but now I'm taking it out, just to compensate for your hippie hiccups.

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Saab Ed Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: In the dog house .. Posts: 4,775 Adverts \| Friends	A Renault electric car , you have got to be fuing joking. Id be afraid I'll get electricuted everytime I get into it. For fk sake will someone please remind them about the window regs , coilpacks, Clock units , LCD displays , entire wiring looms on some models that they struggle to get working at the moment never mind the whole car being electric. On the bright side no more gearboxes