The number of new electric cars bought in County Louth for the eleven month period from January to November is up a staggering 62.7pc on the same period last year.
A total of five hundred and fifty new electric vehicles were bought here during the period compared to 338 in 2024.
There was also a big rise in the sale of electric cars across County Meath with 1014 sold by the end of November against 714 in November 2024, an increase of 42pc.
The number of overall new car registrations for Louth is also on the up with 2894 recorded by the end of November against 2705,the previous year. It was a similar story in Meath with 4261 cars sold against 4,000 a year ago.The figures were released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) .
In the overall new car section , the market share by engine type for 2025, Petrol cars continue as the new car market leader at 25.14%, followed by Hybrid (Petrol Electric) at 22.51%, Electric at 18.79%, Diesel at 17.1%, and Plug-in Electric Hybrid at 14.84%.
