July sees record sales of electric cars

Brian Cooke, director general of the SIMI, said: 'The availability of SEAI grants to support positive decision-making has been key.'

In total, 4,161 electric cars were sold in July a 52.5% increase on the same time last year.

July saw a record month for electric car sales with the number of new EVs registered up 52% on July of last year, latest figures show.

A total of 27,148 new cars were registered in July compared to 21,904 registrations last year, new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show.