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Electric car sales in Ireland are almost 39 per cent higher than last year and are close to being one in five of all sales, writes Brian Byrne. The Society of the Irish Motor Industry says the subsidies work and must be retained in the upcoming Budget.
The overall car market for 2025 to date is 121,693, an increase of 3.7 per cent in 2024. Sales of light commercial vehicles are also up, by 3.2 per cent to 29,747.
The SIMI figures released for the end of September also show a substantial increase of used car imports, up 12.4 per cent to 53,662.
Petrol cars continue as the new car market leader at 25.41 per cent, followed by Hybrid (Petrol Electric) at 22.62 per cent, Electric at 18.39 per cent, Diesel at 17.15 per cent, and Plug-in Electric Hybrid at 14.82 per cent.