EVs hit 24% of new cars registered in Ireland in 2026

[a_paddy]

https://www.rte.ie/news/business/2026/0610/1577722-cso-new-car-sales-for-may/

[a_paddy]

If electric cars are making up a greater portion of car sales in EU and Asia, why are car makers pulling back on EV investment?

[dazc → a_paddy]

Dare say a lot of these cars are from China and highly subsidised with low deposits and 0% finance deals. Same is happening in the UK.

Legacy brand car makers are pulling back because they can't compete in this market.

[colinb → dazc]

Is there a car manufacturer that hasn’t taken advantage of such schemes? Should I pay more for my next car so that Volkswagen executives can get paid despite not facing serious consequences for choosing to poison millions of people?