New electric car registrations on the rise in Carlow and Kilkenny

New electric car registrations have increased in both Carlow and Kilkenny by over 40% between January and July of this year compared to the same period last year.

July was a record month for electric car registrations across the country as over 4,150 new electric cars were registered nationwide, a 50% increase on the same period last year.

Volkswagen was the top-selling brand of electric vehicles nationally with electric vehicles taking up 18% of the market share in the first half of 2023.

In Carlow, electric car registrations rose by almost 70% from 109 to 184, while in Kilkenny figures rose by 48% from 170 to 251.

Diesel and petrol cars saw a rise of 10% in Carlow and 9% in Kilkenny.