EVs now account for 17 per cent of new car sales but it varies from 10 per cent in Mayo to 25 per cent in Wicklow

New car market so far this year is up 3.4 per cent with premium brands performing well

Toyota remains the best-selling new car brand with a 14 per cent market share, ahead of Volkswagen with 11.2 per cent

While Toyota remains the best-selling new car brand, Audi has climbed into sixth position overall this year

Audi is now outselling several big-name mainstream rivals such as Nissan, Peugeot, Ford, Dacia and Renault

EV sales have fallen in seven of the last nine months

Sales of electric vehicles are not keeping pace with the overall market growth, up just 1.4 per cent on the first two months of last year