Electric car sales increased 61% in Ireland during first half

About 13,132 new electric cars were sold in Ireland during the first half of this year, increasing 61.8 percent when compared with the same period in 2021, according to the country’s Central Statistics Office (CSO).

Of all the new electric cars sold in this period, about 8,309 were electric-only cars, showing an increase of 98.54 percent year on year.

Furthermore, 4,823 were plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), which has increased 22.69 percent year on year.

Overall sales of electric-only cars and PHEVS represented 21.08 percent of all the new private cars sold in Ireland, showing an increase of 7.52 percentage points from the same period in 2021.

A total of 62,268 new private cars were sold in the country during this period, an increase of 4.08 percent year on year.

Last year, the Irish government revealed a plan under which it seeks to boost the number of electric vehicles in the country to 945,000, including 845,000 passenger cars, by the year 2030.

At the end of 2021, the number of electric vehicles in Ireland was estimated at 45,000.