Dede Sophie

Tesla has cut prices of its Model Y in Ireland by up to 24pc, writes Brian Byrne. The company has also reduced the price of its main seller, the Model 3. This means that at a starting price of €46,990, two versions of the model Y now qualify for the SEAI €5,000 EV incentive grant. The previous price of the entry RWD car was €59,450. The top grade, the Model Y AWD Performance, has had its price cut from €72,990 to €63,990. The new starting price of the Model 3 is €44,490, with the Performance version now topping the model range at €59,990. Tesla says the reductions are because of a ‘normalisation’ of some cost inflation and economies of scale due to localisation of production globally. The move follows price cuts announced in the US market on Thursday. Tesla sold 1,112 cars in Ireland last year and was in 18th place in the overall sales table. It was the fourth biggest selling EV in Ireland for 2022, with an 8.4pc EV share behind Volkswagen (26.4pc), Hyundai (12.6pc), and Kia...

S.P. Wish’s first thriller/horror/children’s novel ‘Roses of Doom’ on now available for FREE at Smashwords.com. It is also available on Lulu.com and some other online retailers. Here is the LINK . If you do download and read this book, I encourage you to post reviews of it on Goodreads, Smashwords and other sites. The summary of the book is as follows- When horror strikes…………..black roses are left behind. A school camping trip leads quirky middle schooler Mizu, her twin brother Kaji, her friend Akumu and school newspaper reporter Seiya to a mysterious mansion in Greenfire Forest. In the mansion, Mizu’s friend is swallowed up by a hole that opens up and closes instantly! Many other unexplained happenings follow until Mizu discovers an old newspaper with information about a centuries old intrigue which has remained hidden till now……….and no person who knows of its existence is allowed to live……. The book trailer...