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What will you say when a child asks: ‘Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?’
The car industry is still promoting all sorts of ‘eco’ labels, hybrid models and plug-ins which are nowhere near as good as electric vehicles
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- 25 Aug 2026, 05:11 UTC
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
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- Ireland
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- 25 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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- Byline
- Eamon Ryan
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The car industry is still promoting all sorts of ‘eco’ labels, hybrid models and plug-ins which are nowhere near as good as electric vehicles
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What will you say when a child asks: ‘Why are we driving a vehicle that is killing our planet?’
The car industry is still promoting all sorts of ‘eco’ labels, hybrid models and plug-ins which are nowhere near as good as electric vehicles
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- #2258
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- 25 Aug 2026, 05:11 UTC
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