Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 22 March 2023
66. Deputy Patrick Costello asked the Minister for Transport the number of cars and percentage of the national vehicle fleet powered by fossil fuels in 2022 and to date in 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14065/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe details requested by the Deputy are provided in the table below. The data reflect the number of passenger cars with a current motor tax at 31 December 2022 and 28 February 2023 (most recent data for 2023) and are powered by a fossil fuel. Vehicles such as hybrid are included in the data below as they have the option to use fossil fuel. The data below are extracted based on vehicles designed and constructed for the carriage of passengers, with no more than eight seats in addition to the driver.
|
Passenger Vehicles Only |
31st December 2022 |
% of Total Overall Passenger Number |
28th February 2023 |
% of Total Overall Passenger Number |
|
DIESEL |
1,240,800 |
42.51 |
1,245,147 |
42.29 |
|
PETROL |
817,819 |
28.02 |
824,816 |
28.01 |
|
PETROL/ELECTRIC |
107,130 |
3.67 |
111,600 |
3.79 |
|
PETROL/PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC |
31,891 |
1.09 |
34,228 |
1.16 |
|
ETHANOL/PETROL |
6,896 |
0.24 |
6,890 |
0.23 |
|
DIESEL/ELECTRIC |
4,697 |
0.16 |
5,419 |
0.18 |
|
DIESEL/PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC |
1,429 |
0.05 |
1,498 |
0.05 |
|
PETROL & GAS |
844 |
0.03 |
823 |
0.03 |
|
OTHERS |
155 |
0.01 |
160 |
0.01 |
|
Total number of passenger vehicles powered by a fossil fuel |
2,211,661 |
98.38 |
2,230,581 |
98.22 |
|
Total overall number of passenger vehicles with a current motor tax |
2,248,157 |
2,271,039 |
The table below provides data on the overall number of vehicles for the same periods with a current motor tax, powered by fossil fuels and percentage.
|
All Vehicles |
31st December 2022 |
% of Total Number |
28th February 2023 |
% of Total Number |
|
Total number of vehicles powered by a fossil fuel |
2,879,725 |
98.65 |
2,900,891 |
98.53 |
|
Total overall number of vehicles with a current motor tax |
2,919,005 |
|
2,944,263 |
|
