Fitzpatrick's Garage Kildare Has Won The 2024 ZEVI EV Dealership Of The Year Award

Thursday, 21 March 2024 15:09

By Hannah Kelly

The award was presented this afternoon at the SEAI Energy Show at the RDS in Dublin

Zero Emissions Vehicles Ireland (ZEVI), and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has today announced the national winner of the 2024 ZEVI EV Dealership of the Year Award.

Fitzpatrick’s Garage Kildare has won the annual award which recognises outstanding efforts in encouraging electric vehicle (EV) uptake in Ireland.

The award was presented this afternoon at the SEAI Energy Show at the RDS in Dublin.

This is the second time that Fitzpatrick’s has been announced overall winner, having won National Electric Vehicle Dealership of the Year in 2022.

Out of 134 winning county dealerships, four regional finalists were previously announced at the Society of the Irish Motor Industry Awards in February. 

Experts assessed each dealership's performance across a range of criteria, including showroom visibility of EVs, salesperson knowledge of EVs, sales approach, EV training, sales trends, and website presentation. 

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