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SALES OF ELECTRIC vehicles in Ireland have fallen for a ninth consecutive month as year-on-year sales continue to decline.
In October of this year, 529 new electric vehicles were registered in Ireland, a 16% decrease compared to the same period on 2023. So far in 2024, there has a been a decrease in sales of approximately 25% compared with last year.
Electric vehicles currently account for almost 14% of the automobile market in Ireland.
Brian Cooke, Director General of the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, said that the decline was evidence of a “worrying trend”, and emphasised the need for government supports and initiatives to boost sales.
The vast majority of new registrations were made in Dublin – 8,572 – and Cork – 1,558. Leitrim saw the smallest number of registrations in October, with only 32. However, Cavan saw the greatest percentage decrease, with over 50% less electric vehicles registered in the county compared to 2023.
The continued decline in sales comes as the European Commission imposed tarrifs on Chinese electric vehicle manufacturers, which came into force on Wednesday.
The tarrifs, which reach as much as 35% for some companies, are designed to level a playing field that the Commission says is made uneven by heavy subsidies given by the Chinese government to its auto-manufacturers.
Ireland backed the imposition of tarrifs.
However, the failure of electric vehicles to compete as a market leader in Ireland so far, have potential implications outside of the auto industry.
Phil Barnes, Business and Development manager at Geotab – which produces software and hardware for use inside vehicles – said that the sales data makes Ireland an “outlier in Europe”.
“Only three other members of the EU27 recording steeper falls in sales according to the latest data from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association,” he said.
He also said that the lagging performance of electric vehicles compared to their fossil fuel equivalents is a serious impediment to Ireland’s ability to meet its targets under the Climate Action Plan.
“Failure to change course is set to prove costly with the Climate Change Advisory Council recently highlighting the potential for Ireland to incur EU fines of up to €8 billion due to our inability to tackle emissions,” he said.
“Zero emission vehicles will be a cornerstone of any strategy to address this and we need to look at how other markets like the UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, and Portugal are seeing spikes in sales of EVs, when Ireland is headed in the wrong direction.”
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Rockin up to the Oscars in an RUC landrover, gwan the lads!
@Anthony Curran: Anything to take away from the actual content.
@Ollie McGlinchey: Ok boomer.
@John P Doe: Ye ragin’? Lol
They’re a bit backwards focused for my taste, but nice to see the Irish language. All the best.
@Jimmy The Mink: are we backward for wanting the Brits to go home???
@sean weir:
I think that you in particular are backwards, yes.
These people you refer to as “the Brits” have lived there for hundreds of years and love it and consider it to be home as much as you do.
And your want to “get them out” is backwards as there will never be a United Ireland if it is not inclusive and for all. Even Sinn Fein came to understand this (eventually) and it is chamiponed in the green and orange stripes of the Irish flag, if only those who wave it so frantically would take a moment to look at it.
So yes, you a backward. A (dim) dinosaur.
When there is a United Ireland it will be because of people like me, not you.
You’re just a remnant, an obstacle.
@Pad: you could use that logic to justify Israel kicking out the Palestinians Pad.
@Pad: Ah Pad, it’s not if you go back far enough which is what you’re doing in N Ireland.
Anyway, have a nice long weekend.
@sean weir: yes. Backwards as backwards can be.
@Jimmy The Mink: are you retarted?
The 6 countries have been policed by the British army since 1968.
Pray tell me who are these soldiers that have lived there for 100,s of years.
If you are talking about unionists and you think that they are the Brits in”brits out” it shows you don’t have a clue about what is happening in you own country
Another embarrassment for Ireland. Its like sending a rapping Bin Laden group
@Pat Hazzard: it’s amazing with you southern lads ,we are to Irish for the Brits but not Irish enough for the dubs,
In only 100 years you have convinced yourselves that we don’t exist
@Pat Hazzard: Stephen you were such an embarrassment to FF they kicked you out.
@Pat Hazzard:
‘Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden was a Saudi Arabian-born Islamist dissident and militant leader who was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his death in 2011′
Kneecap are a trio of p*ss taking rascals who have never harmed anyone. Who have friends in the PUL community who understand that there’s some humour to be found in all the tragedy and identity politics. They haven’t made a single threat made against any state. No holy wars declared either.
I don’t think it’s like ‘sending a rapping Bin Laden group’ at all!
@Pat Hazzard: ah paddy lad take off your ffg blueshirt for a minute someone might give you a hug
Shame the music and rapping is awful.
@Ollie McGlinchey: it’s not though. Get your brits out is a banger. The song with Grian Chatten is very good too.
@Ollie McGlinchey: Vanilla Ice and Will Smith more your thing Ollie?
@Setanta O’Toole: more like a clanger
On vacation in New York. Seen a poster of them in Manhattan. Had to take a second look just to be sure. Put a smile on face.
Pat Hazzard is a C L O W N
@Darragh Mcnamara: it’s one of Stephen Kearons multiple personalities
@Michale Kane: the same Stephen Kearon who is a great admirer of Thatcher..no surprise there.
@anthonyjames. byrne.: and the black an tans. Imagine how bad you have to be to get kicked out of FF.
Not everything is for everyone.
@Jack Hayes: Like colonialism
One can imagine the hysterical condemnation if there was a punkish rapping band going around with union jack Balaclavas and purporting to represent the Shankill and the unionist community.
@tony mc g: They have their marching and burning Tony, even have a special month dedicated to it !
@Michale Kane: and what does the world think of that Michaela?
Oscars have gone downhill then
@Hector turtlehead: lol. …. that’s what done it for ya eh!
Ní ceapaim
Why not just send the Wolfe Tones to sing Up The Ra and save us any futher embarrassment?
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