The Society of the Irish Motor Industry estimates that 55% of new cars sold between now and the end of 2030 will be electric or plug-in electric.This would mean that there would be 845,000 private electric vehicles and 95,000 commercial ones by the end of the decade.
We need your consent to load this rte-player contentWe use rte-player to manage extra content that can set cookies on your device and collect data about your activity. Please review their details and accept them to load the content.Manage Preferences Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, he said there needs to be a significant increase in the level of overall new car sales and, in particular, EVs.
And no parking/charging spots coz ireland has weak planning leaders.
Its a money making scam again forgetting about the real problem, industrial and farm pollution, the whole lack of waste mangement, everything turns into a money spinner, its all a load of bollocks, nobody is willing to go vegan - that is the big one. And nobody cares it seems.
Is that the percentage of middle class people in the county then? Now electric cars are slightly better environmentally if you have enough charging points and enough money to buy one - but as it stands no way wud i buy one as a reliable mode of transport - so far its a disaster
My ribs hurt
Electric cars are the most environmentally damaging forms of transport.
'Electric or plug-in electric'. Can anyone in speak English?
55% …
They are not electric they are battery operated
Remember how the Greens encouraged us to buy diesel cars on 2008. I'll decide for myself thanks greenparty_ie
This is the way
Electric or plug-in electric? Where are these electric cars that don't need to be plugged in?
with the cost of electricity going through the roof 👆 The 'real world' range of these vehicles, in a climate like Ireland's.....is in some cases only half of the advertised WLTP range. They are also about 20% - 25% more expensive than the ICE equivalent vehicle.
Guess I be in the 45% gang
Ireland could be world leaders in EV adoption given its size. But the exchequer wouldn’t want that and the Greens did a U turn from promising a million EV’s by 2030 to slashing 1 in 5 cars by then. Even a zero emission car (through production) wouldn’t satisfy them.
What estimates have they made in the past, and we’re they accurate!!
Can’t afford one and even if I could where do you charge them. I’ll stick to my diesel car for the time being
Not if the extortionate BIK rates are applied
Where is all this electricity coming from.When the energy grid relies solely on renewables,sun and wind which are not constant we will have blackouts. No electricity no charging cars.Time to get the bicycle out and start peddling. Is that not the goal of these green fascists.
The government needs to look at countries like Norway that have massive adoption (over 65%). There they provide incentives - no tax, reduced or no road tolls/parking fees. Yes there'll be a hit on government income but increases in tax on non-EVs can recoup some of that.
With no electricity to charge them! Unless of course the government pulls a miracle out of their arse and increases the electricity supply to support demand!
more lies. No chance
Q. Where do we get all the Lithium for these batteries? (This is not sourced ethically at the moment and the industry is only extracting a single digit % of what would be needed)? Q. How do you recycle all these batteries (as all batteries have a limited recharge capacity)?
Maybe ESB should install some more 150kw chargers so apartment dwellers can find somewhere to charge each week
Electric nowhere to plug them in cars
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