Warning on electric vehicles 2030 target

Government told it will not have 1m EVs on the road by end of the decade if it only focuses on big population centres

Most electric vehicles have been sold in the big population centres, with Dublin accounting for over 50% and Cork for only 10%. 

The Government will not meet its target of having 1m electric vehicles (EVs) on the roads by 2030 if it focuses only on big population centres, an energy analyst has warned. 

Catherine Edwards at Cornwall Insight Ireland said most EVs have been sold in the big population centres in the Republic — with Dublin accounting for over 50% and Cork for only 10%.