Government targets for electric cars are pure fantasy

Are Irish consumers really going to buy 80,000 new EVs per year for the next decade?

Kia’s new e-Niro and e-Soul

I’m all for ambition and optimistic targets, and I welcome with open arms our government’s message that we must act now if we are to have any chance of keeping climate change in check. However, I do wish, as I’ve stated here many times, that the Irish government would seek out some advice from the motor industry before it announces grandiose targets that have seemingly been plucked from a random number generator.

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