Difficult to see how government will reach sales target for electric vehicles, says State oil agency

In its report, NORA said the EU’s decision in March to 'soften' its position on the total ban on sales of vehicles with internal combustion engines (ICE) post 2035 coupled with the cut in Government grants for electric vehicles announced in 2023 will put 'downward pressure on the switch to electric vehicles'. Photo: John Keeble/Getty Images

Reaching a target of 100,000 electric vehicles sold in Ireland a year will take “some time to be achieved”, a State agency has said, as it warned downward pressure had been put on the switch to EVs.

In its strategic plan through to 2029, the National Oil Reserves Agency (NORA) said that the “slow” implementation of improvements in public transport and the limited change in consumer behaviour will continue contributing to the demand for oil in the transport sector going forward.