This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM

Sales of new electric vehicles are still on the rise in Galway this year.

Sales have increase by almost a third up until April – compared to the same time last year.

New car sales in general are also increasing, but by a slightly smaller margin of ten percent.

There were over three thousand new car registrations in Galway since January this year.

That’s compared to just over 2,700 last year.

Meanwhile, 370 new EVs were registered since the start of the year in Galway – compared to 279 the year before.

Nationally, new EV sales were up by 23 percent, while Petrol retains the new car market lead, followed by Hybrid.