Our articles and guides about hybrid, for people buying and owning cars in Ireland.
The Toyota Aygo X is now a full hybrid in Ireland from €24,835, with motor tax down to €160. Here is how it compares with the 2022 to 2025 1.0 petrol, and what to check on a used one.
Two Kugas from the same year can cost EUR 140 or EUR 600 a year to tax. Here is every version's tax, the recalls with Irish numbers, and the second-generation automatic to avoid.
Every RAV4 engine we could confirm uses a timing chain. What matters on a used one is the drivetrain, the motor tax table it falls under, two Irish recalls, and an unbroken Toyota service record that carries up to ten years of warranty.
Every Yaris engine uses a timing chain, so there is no cambelt bill to budget for. What matters is which of four gearboxes you are buying, the motor tax on each version, the recalls, and the service history that keeps the hybrid battery cover alive.
One badge, three completely different cars. We put the Irish motor tax figures for the Kia Niro hybrid, plug-in hybrid and EV side by side, explain the clutch actuator fire-risk recall, and set out which drivetrain actually suits which driver.
On the current Nissan Qashqai the cheaper 1.3 mild hybrid can cost more in motor tax than the pricier e-POWER hybrid. Irish motor tax bands, used prices, known faults and the checks to do before you buy.
The third-generation 3008 prices its electric version almost level with the hybrid, and the EV costs EUR 80 a year less to tax. Full Irish price list, CO2 bands, the 520-litre boot question and what to check before you buy.
Three Corsa trims, one 100hp engine, and motor tax of EUR 190, EUR 190 or EUR 200 depending on the wheels. Full Opel Ireland price list with WLTP CO2 and tax band, the 48-volt hybrid compared, and what to check used.
The Clio E-Tech hybrid costs EUR 170 a year to tax against EUR 190 for the TCe 90 petrol. That EUR 20 gap is not the reason to buy it. Full Irish prices, WLTP figures and what actually justifies the hybrid premium.