n the first ten months of the year 16 per cent of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric or plug-in hybrid.
The number of new cars licensed in October was seven per cent lower than the same month last year,.
CSO figures show just over 3,800 cars were licensed , down from almost 4,200 in October 2020.
In the first ten months of the year 16 per cent of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric or plug-in hybrid.
That's up from 7 per cent in same period last year.
3,882 new private cars were licensed in October 2021https://t.co/VtR1YPjdh1 #CSOIreland #Ireland #IrishTransport #TransportIreland #Transport #VehicleLicensing #NewVehicle #Logistics #Business #BusinessStatistics pic.twitter.com/usAf4e6bYw
— Central Statistics Office Ireland (@CSOIreland) November 8, 2021

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