Sharp rise in sales of electric cars in Donegal – SIMI

There was a sharp increase in the number of electric cars sold in Donegal last year, according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI).

They said 305 electric vehicles were registered in the county last year, an increase of 28% on the previous year. Meanwhile, nationally, there were 121,850 new car registrations in 2023 with a 45% rise in those that were electric.

SIMI’s new vehicle registrations statistics for 2023 also shows that 2,573 new cars were registered in Donegal, compared to 2,537 for the same period in 2022, a modest increase of 6.1%.