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Author archives: Padraic Deane

Padraic Deane

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Managing Director of the Techtalk.ie

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    Shedding anxiety about EV travel ranges and charging

    I’ve been there many times – wondering will I make it home in an electric vehicle, and finding charging stations out of order when I stop to top-up. It does cause anxiety and seems to be part of the teething troubles that come with any big transition. One positive is that it has caused me …
    May
    11
    2022

    Pandemic restrictions lead to reduced greenhouse gas emissions from Transport in 2020

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its provisional greenhouse gas emissions for Ireland for 2020.
    October
    22
    2021

    Auto Trade EXPO postponed to May 7-8, 2022

    The decision has been taken to postpone the Auto Trade EXPO from October this year to May 7th.-8th., 2022.
    March
    25
    2021

    Ireland produces over half a million tonnes of hazardous waste annually

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published its latest hazardous waste (including lead-acid batteries) figures for Ireland.
    March
    11
    2020

    Volkswagen rolls out augmented reality headsets in UK

    Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VCV) in the UK is rolling out augmented reality headsets for technicians across its Van Centre network to help speed up complex repair work. It claims this will deliver potential savings to customers over five years of downtime equal to Stg.£1 million. The innovative system allows experts based at the Technical Support …
    March
    5
    2020

    The new MINI is Electric

    As the world faces new environmental, social and economic challenges, MINI tells us that that it has unveiled its first fully electric model – the MINI Electric.
    March
    3
    2020

    Unemployment rate down to 4.8 per cent at end of January

    RecruitAuto.ie welcomes the news that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from five per cent in the third quarter of 2019 to 4.7 per cent in the fourth quarter.
    February
    20
    2020

    Irish millennials rely on vehicle technology for safe driving

    Irish millennials (circa 24 to 39 year-olds) are the generation most reliant on in-vehicle technology for safe driving, according to new research published by Liberty Insurance.
    January
    20
    2020

    World’s first road noise active and control technology

    HMG (Hyundai Motor Group) has just announced the development of the world’s first Road Noise Active Noise Control (RANC) system. The first-ever system dramatically reduces noise within the cabin of a vehicle. RANC builds on the Group’s current Active Noise Control (ANC) technology, which actively reduces noise by emitting soundwaves inverted to incoming noise. ANC …
    November
    12
    2019

    SIMI says thousands of motor industry jobs under threat

    The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) has today issued their Quarterly Motor Industry Review Q2 of 2019 composed by Economist Jim Power. It makes for stark reading, despite the economy performing strongly, the environment for new car sales continues to remain very challenging.
    July
    31
    2019