Irish EV Association News

EV Registrations – April 2024

Written by Thomas | May 13, 2024 3:15:00 PM

New plug-in vehicle registrations amounted to 24.9% in April, comprised of:

  • 1,091 (12.7%) BEVs, &;
  • 1,045 (12.2%) PHEVs.

This reflects a resurgence in demand for PHEVs, which are up over 900 (16.8%) units so far this year versus last year, whereas BEVs are down over 2,000 units (-19.2%). We provided more detailed thoughts on these trends earlier this month.

Additional registrations from used imports accounted for a further:

  • 153 BEVs, &;
  • 698 PHEVs.

The top 3 most-registered BEVs in April were the:

  1. Volkswagen ID.4;
  2. Kia EV6, &
  3. Skoda Enyaq.

Provided below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in April, January - April, & registrations for the prior year:

Make

Model

Apr

2024

% sales

Apr 2024

2024

(Jan - Apr)

% sales 2024

(Jan - Apr)

2023

(Jan - Dec)

% sales 2023

(Jan - Dec)

Volkswagen

ID.4

177

16.2%

631

7.0%

2,922

12.8%

Kia

EV6

123

11.3%

393

4.4%

936

4.1%

Skoda

Enyaq

83

7.6%

448

5.0%

1,259

5.5%

BYD

Seal

58

5.3%

428

4.7%

6

 

Kia

Niro

56

5.1%

277

3.1%

706

3.1%

MG

MG4

47

4.3%

447

5.0%

1,149

5.0%

BYD

ATTO 3

45

4.1%

243

2.7%

506

2.2%

BMW

iX1

36

3.3%

230

2.5%

155

 

Hyundai

Kona

35

3.2%

542

6.0%

721

3.2%

Volvo

EX30

34

3.1%

149

1.7%

   

Audi

Q4 e-tron

32

2.9%

297

3.3%

609

2.7%

Toyota

BZ4X

31

2.8%

190

2.1%

651

2.9%

Volkswagen

ID.3

31

2.8%

446

4.9%

803

3.5%

Volkswagen

ID.7

30

2.7%

78

     

BMW

I4

20

1.8%

131

1.5%

543

2.4%

Volkswagen

ID.5

19

1.7%

63

 

317

1.4%

BYD

Dolphin

18

1.6%

171

1.9%

28

 

Tesla

Model 3

17

1.6%

479

5.3%

1,143

5.0%

BMW

iX3

16

1.5%

79

 

309

1.4%

Kia

EV9

15

1.4%

163

1.8%

11

 

Cupra

Born

14

1.3%

164

1.8%

635

2.8%

Hyundai

Ioniq 5

14

1.3%

283

3.1%

1,250

5.5%

Nissan

Ariya

10

 

149

1.7%

106

 

Renault

Megane

10

 

171

1.9%

545

2.4%

Audi

Q8 e-tron

10

 

79

 

107

 

MG

MG5

9

 

58

 

196

 

Porsche

Taycan

9

 

53

 

191

 

MG

ZS

9

 

125

1.4%

270

1.2%

Mercedes-Benz

EQE SUV

8

 

73

 

18

 

Hyundai

Ioniq 6

7

 

150

1.7%

342

1.5%

Nissan

Leaf

6

 

230

2.5%

437

1.9%

Citroen

Berlingo Pass

5

 

14

 

31

 

Volkswagen

ID Buzz PC

5

 

39

     

Smart

Smart

5

 

11

     

Volvo

XC40

5

 

193

2.1%

429

1.9%

Jaguar

I-Pace

4

 

17

 

64

 

Polestar

Polestar 2

4

 

67

 

313

1.4%

Fiat

500

3

 

19

 

130

 

Volvo

C40

3

 

61

 

141

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQA

3

 

48

 

91

 

Audi

E-Tron GT

3

 

23

 

102

 

Citroen

C4

2

 

38

 

62

 

Audi

E-Tron

2

 

12

 

33

 

GMW

Ora 03

2

 

28

 

32

 

Subaru

Solterra

2

 

7

 

32

 

Volkswagen

Up

2

 

91

1.0%

153

 

Peugeot

308

1

 

4

     

Peugeot

2008

1

 

60

 

308

1.4%

Opel

Astra

1

 

14

     

Mercedes-Benz

EQB

1

 

83

 

119

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQV

1

 

2

 

5

 

Peugeot

Expert

1

 

1

 

5

 

BMW

iX

1

 

23

 

132

 

Ford

Mach-E

1

 

15

 

83

 

Tesla

Model Y

1

 

369

4.1%

2,220

9.7%

Opel

Mokka

1

 

27

 

212

 

Peugeot

Rifter

1

 

8

 

16

 

Citroen

Space Tourer

1

 

11

 

24

 

Peugeot

208

   

29

 

204

 

BMW

4 Series

   

1

 

3

 

BMW

7 Series

   

10

 

31

 

Mercedes-Benz

AMG

   

4

 

6

 

Jeep

Avenger

   

17

 

13

 

Opel

Combo Pass

   

5

 

7

 

Opel

Corsa

   

5

 

64

 

Citroen

Dispatch Pass

   

2

     

Fiat

Doblo

   

2

     

DS

DS3

   

2

 

10

 

Citroen

EC4X

   

27

 

22

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQC

       

15

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQE

   

127

1.4%

168

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQS

   

8

 

55

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQS SUV

   

13

 

28

 

Honda

Honda E

   

1

 

17

 

BMW

I5

   

36

 

23

 

BMW

iX2

   

10

     

Ssangyong

Korando

   

1

     

Maxus

MIFA

       

8

 

Mini

Mini Hatch

   

14

 

284

1.2%

Tesla

Model S

       

3

 

Tesla

Model X

       

5

 

Mazda

MX

   

3

 

23

 

Honda

NY1

   

5

     

Audi

SQ8

   

1

     

Peugeot

Unknown

       

1

 

BMW

X1

       

1

 

Opel

Zafira

       

11

 

Renault

Zoe

       

179

 

Total

 

1,091

 

9,028

 

22,789

 

Source: SIMI Motorstats

Note: SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations.