Tesla leads rebound in new electric car registrations during February

The most popular new electric car during February was the Tesla Model 3

President Donald Trump and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk at the White House in front of a red Model S Tesla. 

Following a slump last year, the market for new electric cars appears to be bouncing back with a 38% increase in electric car registrations during the month of February, new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows.

Last month saw a slight increase in the overall number of new cars registered, up 3% to 14,394 compared to February last year. However, the number of new electric cars licensed during the month increased to 2,853 compared to 2,067 last year.