Electric vehicle sales increase despite overall fall in new car registrations

In the first five months of 2020, almost one in five new cars were hybrid or electric vehicles. Picture: iStock

The number of new cars licensed for the first time last month has dropped by nearly 84% when compared to May 2019, according to new figures released by the CSO.The number of new cars licensed in May 2020 was just 1,490. In May 2019, it was 9,126.