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Slump in electric car sales continues in October
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Switch to electric motoring stalls as EV sales fail to pick up in July
CSO figures show new EV licensed vehicles totalled 12,765 in the seven-month period from January to July
Almost €1m spent by Garda on cars to transport Ministers
Garda purchased 16 new vehicles in past two years, as more gardaí assigned to Ministers due to rise in far-right protests
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Sales of new electric cars down 22% so far this year
EV sales have fallen in seven of the last nine months
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Irish electric car purchases dip again, as diesel sales rise
Sales of EVs in Ireland have dropped 14.2 per cent in the first three months of the year, even as the new car market increased overall
Drive to subscribe: Irish firm hopes to get motorists to rent EVs by the month
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Number of new electric cars in Ireland rose by 45% last year
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