More people than ever before are turning to electric cars, figures from Simi and CSO suggest. A couple of years ago, it wasn’t certain that sales of new electric vehicles (EVs) would overtake their diesel and petrol counterparts. Some 11,942 EVs were sold over the three-month period, with petrol cars at 10,820 and diesel trailing at 6,709. The Simi figures are compiled from the registrations of vehicles while the CSO looks at Revenue figures for cars taxed for the first time. Simi said sales of new diesel cars were down by 37 per cent in March while petrol sales dropped by 38 per cent.

Source: The Irish Times April 12, 2026 06:32 UTC