One of five new cars sold in Ireland are electric

The import of used cars has plummeted by more than 50%

21% of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.

New car sales in January fell almost 7% compared to the same month last year while the purchase of used imported cars plummeted by more than 50%.

Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show 15,814 new private cars were licensed last month, a drop of 6.7% compared with January 2021.