Timmy Dooley
Question:235. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the estimated cost of a waiver for motor tax on electric cars; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46229/18]
View answerThursday, 8 November 2018
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There is a single annual rate of motor tax of €120 for electric cars. Based on the number of electric cars under current taxation - some 4,200 - a waiver of motor tax would represent an annual cost of some €0.5m.
Advances in battery technology, increasing competition in the market and financial incentives in place for the purchase of electric cars mean that take-up is likely to increase in coming years, with the effect that the cost of a waiver would increase further over time. In this regard, it should be noted that the National Policy Framework on Alternative Fuels Infrastructure for Transport in Ireland: 2017-2030 has set a target that, from 2030, all new cars sold in Ireland will be zero emission (or zero-emission capable).