Leading UK car magazine Autocar has posted a review of the all new electric Renault Twizy. Here’s what they had to say about it.

The MINI has been named “Car of the Decade” by a jury compiled by the German automotive magazine “Automobilwoche”.

17 year old Cork student Emily Reidy has won a brand new 2011 Toyota Yaris in the Saint Vincent de Paul Christmas Raffle, sponsored by Kearys. Emily attends Scoil Mhuire in Cork City and entered the competition with a €5 raffle ticket before Christmas.

Ireland is currently caught in the middle of a cold snap, and while Irish drivers are well used to driving in wet and rainy conditions, snow and ice are a totally different matter. Driving in these wintery conditions can make even the most experienced driver nervous, as winter conditions call for different driving tactics.

Renault have announced that they expect the range of their upcoming electric vehicles to be up to 150-miles by 2015. An increase of 30 per cent compared with the current figures.