Further slowdown in electric vehicle sales 'canary in the coal mine' moment

As EV sales slow, some argue that the Government is not doing enough to promote more climate-friendly vehicles

Battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hybrids now see their combined market share at 45.32%.

Electric car sales fell by almost 18% annually in October, stalling for the second month in a row, new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) reveal.

Highlighting the decline, Geotab Vice President, Ireland and UK, David Savage warned that there is a real risk Ireland will not achieve its ambition of having 945,000 electric vehicles on the roads by 2030, adding that the Government needs to take stock and recognise this as a "canary in the coal mine moment."