Electric cars sales drive new registrations in June before incentives reduce 

Buyers availed of full SEAI grant of €5,000 before reduction to €3,500 from July I, industry body says

The maximum SEAI grant for electric vehicles reduced from €5,000 to €3,500 at the start of July. 

New car registrations jumped 39% in June, driven by people switching to electric vehicles (EVs) before incentives were reduced at the start of this month, new data from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) shows.

In total, there were 2,994 new car registrations during June compared to 2,154 in June 2022. Of that, nearly half, 1,441, were new EVs, representing a massive 666.5% increase on the 188 new electric cars registered in June last year.