Simi director disappointed with the level of electric vehicle sales

Director calls for increase in State supports for those buying EVs

Society of the Irish Motor Industry director general Brian Cooke said he was disappointed with the level of electric vehicle sales in the State.

Only 1,259 new electric cars were registered in August this year which compares to 1,782 registered in the same month last year , a 29.3 per cent drop. Registrations overall for new cars decreased by 8.4 per cent in August compared to the same period last year, according to the the data. The data saw registrations last month drop to 7,567 from 8,261 over the same period last year. Mr Cooke said August was the sixth consecutive month of falling car registrations in the State.

More than 50 per cent of the electric vehicles registered in 2024 year to date were registered in Dublin with only 0.2 per cent of the registration in Leitrim and 0.3 per cent in Longford.

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