New car registrations in 2019 down but electric vehicle sales almost triple

Total new car registrations in Ireland are down 6.8% in 2019, with 117,100 cars registered compared to 125,671.

New car registrations in 2019 down but electric vehicle sales almost triple
Thu, 02 Jan, 2020 - 12:15
Greg Murphy

Total new car registrations in Ireland are down 6.8% in 2019, with 117,100 cars registered compared to 125,671.

The sale of electric cars almost tripled from 2018 to 2019 with the number of registered EV's jumping from 1,233 to 3,444.

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