Sales of new electric cars down 22% so far this yearMichael McAleerSales of new electric vehicles (EVs) are down 21.85 per cent on last year, with its share of the overall new car market dropping below 13 per cent. EV sales have fallen in seven of the last nine months. In contrast, new car sales are up 3.8 per cent so far this year, despite a drop in May registrations. Despite the drop in fully electric sales, hybrids are proving popular, with regular hybrids making up 22 per cent of sales while plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) making up 9 per cent. New car sales totalled 77,453 to the end of May, but for the month itself sales were down 15 per cent on last year at 6,407.

Source: Irish Independent June 04, 2024 14:21 UTC