Climate Action Plan
Dail Éireann — 2022-12-15
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Eamon Ryan (GP), Dublin Bay South

The EV target is on track. On the sale of EVs, although I cannot remember the exact percentage, roughly one in five new cars is plug-in electric or plug-in hybrid. Everything I see with the car companies shows that they are all switching because of better cars, maintenance is lower, and running costs are lower. That target is the one that is most achievable. I cannot remember the exact figure. It is less than 1 million. That is not the key target. The emissions issue is key. If we only replaced all the cars we have currently with electric cars, we would also have a remaining problem, which is the congestion problem that comes with that.

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Sitting date: 2022-12-15