Latest figures show electric vehicle registrations in Louth more than double

The number of new electric cars registered in Louth in August was more than double the number registered in August of last year, according to the latest figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO).

54 new electric private cars were registered in Louth in August 2023, up from 25 in August 2022.269 new private cars were registered in Louth in August, which means that 20% of all cars registered in Louth were electric. This compares to 13.2% of all cars registered in Louth in August 2022.

Petrol cars remain the most popular type of car in Louth however, with 93 registered in August, making up 34.6% of all cars registered in the county.This is down slightly on August 2022, when 40% of all cars registered in the county were petrol.

Nationally, in the first eight months of 2023, 19% of all new cars licensed for the first time were electric compared with 13% in the same period in 2022. The number of new cars licensed in August 2023 increased by 2,386 vehicles (27%) compared with August 2022.

Slightly over one-fifth (22%) of new private cars licensed in the first eight months of 2023 were diesel compared with over a quarter (27%) in the same period in 2022.

The number of used cars licensed in the first eight months of 2023 increased by 5% compared with the same period in 2022 (33,359 versus 31,762).