Monday's business headlines

Popeyes restaurants are opening up in Blanchardstown and later on in Westmoreland Street in Dublin. An estimated 500 jobs will be created but what’s it like selling fast food in an era of weight loss jabs and strict animal welfare rules? Joe spoke to Tom Crowley, CEO of Popeyes I ...  Show more

Energy prices have been at the heart of the news for the past week. Heating oil and diesel prices have rocketed since Iran effectively closed the strait of Hormuz choking off petroleum shipping. And now the wider oil prices have soared 27% overnight. So what does it mean for our ...  Show more

Can electric cars ever be genuinely fun to drive the way the best combustion engine cars are? Dan thinks he's figured it out, but Andrew is going to take some convincing. Ultimately it comes down to the charging infrastructure, because without readily available fast chargers ...  Show more

On today’s show we are talking about the merits of having a high speed charging station on your property. A charger is an income producing asset, or at least it might be depending on the contractual arrangement. 

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We’re in Madrid to discover a new way to power urban electric vehicles. No longer charging but swapping your batteries, or charging at your desk.We meet the people trying it out, and speak to leading motor journalists to see if this really is a game changer in electric vehicle dr ...  Show more

Sales of electric and plug-in hybrid electric cars are rising in Australia. But do we have electricity infrastructure that can cope with the demand?Owners will often want to charge at peak times in the early evening, but that convenience could stress the power grid to breaking po ...  Show more