Written answers
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport
Departmental Data
Patrick Costello (Dublin South Central, Green Party)
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189. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2023 and to date in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10493/24]
Eamon Ryan (Dublin Bay South, Green Party)
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The details requested by the Deputy are provided in the table below. The data reflect the number of private vehicles with a current motor tax as of 31 December 2023 and 29 February 2024 (most recent data for 2024) and are powered by a fossil fuels. Vehicles such as hybrid are included in the data below as they have the option to use fossil fuels. Vehicles not considered to be powered by fossil fuels are fully electric vehicles.
| 2023/2024 Private Vehicle Fleet Powered by Fossil Fuels under taxation as of 31-Dec-2023 and 29-Feb-2024. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel Type | 2023 Total Number of Vehicles | 2023 % of Overall Fleet | 2024 YTD Total Number of Vehicles | 2024 YTD % of Overall Fleet |
| DIESEL | 1,268,812 | 54.62 | 1,277,555 | 54.25 |
| DIESEL/ELECTRIC | 6,593 | 0.28 | 6,888 | 0.29 |
| DIESEL/PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC | 1,867 | 0.08 | 1,976 | 0.08 |
| ETHANOL/DIESEL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 |
| ETHANOL/PETROL | 6,491 | 0.28 | 6,453 | 0.27 |
| OTHER | 148 | 0.01 | 147 | 0.01 |
| PETROL | 811,818 | 34.95 | 819,536 | 34.80 |
| PETROL & GAS | 905 | 0.04 | 881 | 0.04 |
| PETROL/ELECTRIC | 124,149 | 5.34 | 131,643 | 5.59 |
| PETROL/PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC | 44,358 | 1.91 | 47,704 | 2.03 |
| Total fleet powered by Fossil Fuels | 2,265,145 | 97.51 | 2,292,787 | 97.37 |
| Total Fleet | 2,322,875 | 2,354,746 | ||
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