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06 Sept 2025
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The most popular cars in Co. Mayo in 2024 have been revealed, as Volkswagen comes out on top with 448 newly licenced private cars in the county so far this year.
"EV sales in Ireland have dropped off significantly this year, and trends show that the government's ambitious 2030 targets are not going to be met.
"So far in 2024, 14% of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric. This is compared with 19% in the same period last year."
He concluded: "However, the share of electric hybrids, excluding plug-in hybrids, among new private cars has increased from 17% to 22% this year."
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