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Record number of new electric cars sold in January

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New electric car registrations reached their highest month on record in January, according to new figures from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

EVs now account for 13.5% of the marketplace.

"We are still in the early stages of the EV project and the recent announcement of increased funding by the State for the national charging infrastructure will help allay range anxiety concerns and encourage more motorists to look at an EV," he said. According to SIMI, a total of 27,364 new cars were registered in January, up 9.4% on the same month the previous year.The figures show that sales of commercial vehicles both Light and Heavy , are also showing an increase on last year.

 

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