Transport

Government dropping 2030 aim for ban of fossil fuel cars an ‘acceptance of reality’, say executives

Stephen Gleeson, managing director of Hyundai Ireland, said the proposed ban had always been a stretch, and that 2035 would still prove difficult

The Department of Transport said that despite the dropping of plans for the 2030 legislation, it would still be striving to have all new car sales electric by that date. Picture: Getty