Demand for electric vehicles growing as new registrations up 49% 

Sligo is the only county to have seen a reduction in electric vehicle registrations this year.

New electric vehicle registrations have risen 49% in 2023, signalling continued growth in the electric market.

The figures,  released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI), show 9,303 new electric cars have been registered so far this year, in comparison to 6,235 during the same period in 2022.