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# electric vehicles

This year
2024
Most cars registered in 2023 fuelled by petrol or diesel, despite large rise in new electric cars
Last year
2023
New dedicated national centre for electric vehicle skills to be developed in Mullingar
Debunked: A double-decker bus which caught fire in Bradford was not an electric vehicle
'Weight-based' tax for cars considered to offset the annual €1.5b cost of switching to EVs
An electric vehicle is most popular car on DoneDeal as demand rises 35% in a year
Debunked: Video of fatal explosion used to falsely claim that electric cars are dangerous
Seven in ten Irish car buyers considering purchase of an electric vehicle
Electric vehicle charging points to be rolled out at sport, retail and tourism hotspots
Poll: Would more charging points encourage you to buy an electric vehicle?
High-powered EV chargers to be installed every 60km along all main roads under new Govt plan
Sale of new electric vehicles jumped 81% in 2022
All time
Government ‘on track’ to reach target of 950,000 electric vehicles, says Ryan
Electric vehicle recharging infrastructure must be installed in new homes under new regulations
Number of new electric cars licensed in Ireland jumps by 82% when compared to last year
'Ridiculously low': Just 33 public EV charge points in 3 counties approved under govt scheme
New grant for people without driveways to access electric vehicle charging
Online interest in electric vehicles peaked in Ireland as fuel costs soared
Ryan announces €60m in funding for community climate projects
Electric cars 'not yet affordable' for many as Ireland pushes for a million on the road by 2030
NTA looking to buy up to 800 double-decker electric buses over five-year period
Motorists 'should reassess electric' when buying new cars as laws banning petrol, diesel cars being drafted
What will the newly-announced 'Just Transition Commissioner’ for Bord na Móna do?
'We are on the road to nowhere': Are electric cars and chargers enough to cut our transport emissions?
Increase in electric car take-up 'could pose a substantial risk to stability of the State’s finances'
Hybrid and electric car sales increase by 68.5% so far this year
More electric vehicles and no congestion charge for cities: Here's what you need to know about the new Climate Action Plan
Mercedes has unveiled its first all-electric SUV
Going electric: Here's how much it actually costs to run an EV for a year
How far can electric cars really go? Here are the first independent range test results
Street lamps to be used as electric vehicle charging points in trial
The future is fun: 5 cutting-edge concept cars designed for real drivers
Volvo's Polestar performance brand unveils its first car: the Polestar 1
Electric cars: Is Ireland, and the world, ready for them?
The new extended range Renault Zoe has arrived in Ireland
Here is Skoda's first fully-electric car (well, concept car anyway)
Meet SeDriC, VW's self-driving taxi that will pick your kids up for you
How far can you get in an electric car? (The Irish landmarks version)
Can you get all the way from Dublin to Cork in an electric car?
DoneDeal of the Week: This 2014 electric Nissan Leaf which comes with a home charger
Mercedes-Benz gives a look at its all-electric car of the future