Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 March 2023
65. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the total number of electric vehicles in Ireland to date in 2023; the number of electric vehicles registered annually over the past ten years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14064/23]
View answer4215 Battery Electric and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles have been confirmed as registered during 2023 to date. This is based on January alone, figures for February are pending from the CSO.
The individual annual figures for all of the last 10 years are not available to me immediately, however the breakdown of EVs registered for the first time as confirmed by the CSO for years 2018-2023 is detailed below:
|
Year |
Total |
Cumulative Total |
|
2018 |
3,994 |
3994 |
|
2019 |
8,151 |
12,145 |
|
2020 |
11,041 |
23,186 |
|
2021 |
22,685 |
45,871 |
|
2022 |
27,595 |
73,466 |
|
2023 (Jan) |
4215 |
77,681 |
