Motoring

New start-up leads the EV charge with heat and air solution

Sales of electric cars have increased by 80 per cent this year, and a new company has a clever plan involving air conditioning units to solve charging network shortfalls

A total of 1,493 new electric vehicles were registered in Ireland last month, compared to 824 in August 2021

Sales of new electric cars in Ireland are growing strongly. A total of 1,493 were registered last month compared to 824 in August of last year. And so far this year the total figure is 12,665 compared to 7,049 for the same period in 2021 – an increase of 80 per cent.

It’s likely that this total number would be higher still if it wasn’t for the issues with supply caused by the pandemic, Russia’s ...