VRT on bio-fuel and electric cars?

MorningStar

Hi,

I was wondering is there VRT on these types of cars?

Are there any tax incentives or lack of tax on such cars

WILKEL

Discussed here already :
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2054866489

Dont know anything about the status of electric cars.
What do you define as an electric car ?

MorningStar

It is not quite the same. THat was specific to a model that can also use petrol do it is dual fuel not electric of a pure bio-fuel car.

When I said electric I meant electric motor a bit like an old milk float.

Rather than upgrade my car I would gladlly buy cheap enviromental car for most of my driving and a keep the old car for the bigger journeys.

This was what I was thinking about it comes with an electric motor or diseal.

http://www.townlife.it/eng/english.htm

Is motor tax all motors or only petrol and diseal?

WILKEL

As far as I know the irish car tax system is only based on Cubic capicity on Diesel and petrol motors. I have not heard of anyone running a electric car here - but there are a few electric bike about which are exempt from tax and insurance as long as they are under a certain power output.
that website you posted is not very clear - are these cars being used on outer European countries at the moment ? and it would be interesting to see the running cost on charging them up.
Also from a green perspective remember where the electricity that you charge up you car comes from - burning fossile fuels.
I think the ethanol way could be very interesting in this regard - while admitting that I dont know a whole lot about whats involved in mass production of ethanol

MorningStar

They are all over Rome a bit like the Smart car. I thought they looked nice and I wanted to see what it would be like to import one. Even with a diesel engine they could prove viable as a primary car for most of my travelling. Some of them were electric and some diesel.
I would look into more detail on the power usage if I was sure but if there is vrt and motor tax on top I know it would not be worth it. It would be interesting to know what are the rules about parking such a vehical too. You might be able to park it on the path. But look at this way a car with no tax from another EU country might certainly be worth it.

cianof

With effect from 1 January 2008 to 31 December 2010, series production electric vehicles and electric motor-cycles are exempt from VRT.

Source:
http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/vrt/leaflets/change-tax-base.html

djpbarry

I'm not sure it was worth digging up a 3.5-year-old thread just for that.