Headline Target: No sales of vehicles producing CO2 by 2035 (EU phase-out)

Car Manufacturing Country: No passenger car manufacturing.

Purchase Incentives for Cars: Individual purchase grants, ownership tax reduction. Exclusive incentives: company car tax exemption.

Supplier Regulation Policy: EU emissions performance standard (Tightening CO2 regime)

Infrastructure Incentives: None

Ireland was seeing a surge in market share, beating its neighbours the UK for EV market share for the first time in 2023. However, since then the market has retracted after decreasing the grant available to motorists for switching.

Ireland had a target of having 945,000 EVs on the road by 2030, and 195,000 by 2025. These ambitions are looking unlikely to be met. Many key stakeholders are calling for a restoration of the grants.