Just 47,000 electric cars sold leaving Government well off 1m target by 2030 

Concern has been raised that there aren’t sufficient charging points across the country to sustain a larger electric car fleet. Picture: John Keeble/Getty Images

Just 47,000 electric cars have been sold in total in Ireland so far, despite a target of one million cars by 2030.

Latest figures from Transport Minister Eamon Ryan show just 15,370 electric cars entered the national fleet in 2021; nonetheless, the Government is still insisting the market “will take off like a rocket” once public confidence grows.