EV Grants Surge Amid Fuel Crisis | Dublin News

Gas prices spiked this spring, triggering a massive surge in demand for electric vehicle grants—up 40% in Q1 and doubling in April. Fueled by global supply disruptions, officials alerted the Transport Minister in May as applications soared. To avoid running out of funds, the government diverted 30 million euros from the Climate Action Fund. New limits were introduced: vehicle price caps dropped from 60K to 50K euros, plus a 10M euro pilot program offering 5K euros to trade in old gas guzzlers over 13 years old—all aimed at curbing costs while accelerating the switch to cleaner transport. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/48833f2f2d9d0d13