New electric car licences charge ahead of diesel to double in a year

According to figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), there were 7,825 new electric cars licensed here between the beginning of January and the end of May. File photo

The number of new electric cars licensed here during the first five months of the year was more than double for the same period in 2021.

According to figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), there were 7,825 new electric cars licensed here between the beginning of January and the end of May. Over the same period last year, just 3,678 were licensed.