The Society of the Irish Motor Industry is calling on the Government to retain supports aimed at getting more people driving electric cars.
It comes after a 44.5% increase in sales for EVs in July, despite a drop in the overall car market of 17.3%.
Figures released this week have shown the popularity of electric vehicles, hybrids and plug-in hybrids is continuing to grow, with a combined market share now of 40.9%.
Director General of SIMI Brian Cooke says while Government supports have been generous so far, they need to continue to keep up this growing trend:
"I think if we look at experiences in some other countries in Europe when supports were removed, initially there was a fall off in electric vehicle sales, but we have the momentum we need to keep up that momentum. So we need to bring more customers to the table and the government can do that by keeping the incentives in place at least for two or three more years."
