Electric and hybrid cars account for over 20% of Irish car sales

The once-burgeoning second-hand import market from the UK has plummeted in popularity among Irish drivers since the final Brexit deal

Part of the Government's plan to reduce emissions is to have a million EVs on the road by 2030. File photo

More than a fifth of all cars bought this year in Ireland were either full electric vehicle (EV) or hybrid, with EVs almost trebling in sales in comparison to the same period last year.

Data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) shows that overall, some 13,643 new private cars were licensed last month, an increase of 17% compared with February last year, when Covid-19 restrictions were still firmly in place.