Written answers

Tuesday, 24 November 2020

Department of An Taoiseach

Electric Vehicles

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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133. To ask the Taoiseach the number of new and of imported electric cars, plug-in hybrids and recharging hybrids licensed during the year to date; and the percentage of total new and total imported cars, respectively, accounted for by these categories. [37750/20]

Photo of Jack ChambersJack Chambers (Dublin West, Fianna Fail)
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The information requested by the Deputy, showing the breakdown by fuel type of new and used (imported) cars licensed between January and October 2020, is set out in the following table. Electric, hybrid and plug-in hybrid cars represented 19.7% of new cars licensed between January and October 2020, and 10.4% of used (imported) cars.

Cars licensed January - October 2020

Diesel Petrol Electric Hybrid Plug-in hybrid Other Total
New Number 35,067 30,612 3,744 10,054 2,332 0 81,809
% of total 42.9 37.4 4.6 12.3 2.9 0.0 100.0
Used (Imported) Number 40,408 14,899 345 3,364 2,711 4 61,731
% of total 65.5 24.1 0.6 5.4 4.4 0.0 100.0

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