Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2023
200. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Transport the number of electric vehicle grants provided for vehicles in 2022 in the price ranges of €30,000 to €40,000, €40,000 to €50,000, and over €50,000, in tabular form. [26349/23]
View answerElectric vehicles (EVs) are a prominent transport mitigation measure in the 2023 Climate Action Plan and Ireland has set an ambitious target of 945,000 EVs on our roads by 2030. This target is challenging but indicates the scale of the transformation that is needed across all sectors if Ireland is to achieve its climate targets in the coming years.
As the Deputy will be aware, a comprehensive suite of measures is available to EV drivers, including purchase grants for private car owners and taxi drivers, VRT relief, reduced tolls, home charger grants, favourable motor and BIK tax rates, as well as a comprehensive charging network. These measures have collectively contributed to increased take up of EVs in Ireland in recent years, to almost 88,000 at the end of April 2023.
These and related infrastructure supports will continue to incentivise the switch to electric vehicles as well as enabling the expansion of a fast and rapid electric vehicle charging network to stay ahead of demand.
In addition a national EV charging infrastructure strategy was published in January this year which sets out the Government's plan to ensure sufficient infrastructure to support drivers to transition. A number of new destination charging schemes are being rolled out this year. In addition, ZEVI is working closely with its stakeholders to develop national plans in respect of local and en-route charging for publication later this year.
The table below details the price entered by the vehicle dealership when submitting the grant application to the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland.
|
Price Range |
Number of grants provided |
|
€30,000-€40,000 |
1,640 |
|
€40,001-€50,000 |
3,795 |
|
€50k+ |
5,437 |
Prices were taken into account prior to grant reduction or any other rebate reduction.
