Irish EV Association News

EV Registrations- May 2024

Written by Thomas | Jun 29, 2024 10:02:35 AM

New plug-in vehicle registrations amounted to 26.8% in May, comprised of:

  • 1,039 (16.2%) BEVs, &;
  • 677 (10.6%) PHEVs.

The increase in share this month reflects a general decline in registrations prior to Q3, while BEVs saw little change in numbers being registered versus April.

Additional registrations from used imports accounted for a further:

  • 125 BEVs, &;
  • 742 PHEVs.

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

  1. Tesla Model Y;
  2. Volkswagen ID.4, &;
  3. Cupra Born.

Both Model Y & ID.4 also made it into the top 5 most registered vehicles this month regardless of fuel type.

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

Make

Model

May

2024

% sales

May 2024

2024

(Jan - May)

% sales 2024

(Jan - May)

2023

(Jan - Dec)

% sales 2023

(Jan - Dec)

Tesla

Model Y

228

21.9%

597

5.9%

2,220

9.7%

Volkswagen

ID.4

206

19.8%

836

8.3%

2,922

12.8%

Cupra

Born

42

4.0%

206

2.0%

635

2.8%

Volkswagen

ID.7

38

3.7%

115

1.1%

   

Volvo

EX30

36

3.5%

185

1.8%

   

BMW

iX1

32

3.1%

262

2.6%

155

 

Polestar

Polestar 2

28

2.7%

95

 

313

1.4%

Audi

Q4 e-tron

27

2.6%

324

3.2%

609

2.7%

BYD

Seal

27

2.6%

455

4.5%

6

 

MG

MG4

25

2.4%

471

4.7%

1,149

5.0%

BYD

ATTO 3

24

2.3%

266

2.6%

506

2.2%

Hyundai

Kona

22

2.1%

563

5.6%

721

3.2%

Peugeot

3008

21

2.0%

21

     

Hyundai

Ioniq 5

21

2.0%

303

3.0%

1,250

5.5%

Toyota

BZ4X

19

1.8%

209

2.1%

651

2.9%

Kia

EV6

16

1.5%

409

4.1%

936

4.1%

Volkswagen

ID.3

14

1.3%

460

4.6%

803

3.5%

MG

MG5

13

1.3%

71

 

196

 

Hyundai

Ioniq 6

11

1.1%

161

1.6%

342

1.5%

Kia

Niro

11

1.1%

288

2.9%

706

3.1%

Skoda

Enyaq

10

 

458

4.6%

1,259

5.5%

BMW

iX3

10

 

89

 

309

1.4%

Opel

Mokka

10

 

37

 

212

 

BYD

Dolphin

9

 

180

1.8%

28

 

Volkswagen

ID.5

9

 

72

 

317

1.4%

Tesla

Model 3

9

 

488

4.9%

1,143

5.0%

Kia

EV9

8

 

171

1.7%

11

 

GMW

Ora 03

8

 

36

 

32

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQE

7

 

134

1.3%

168

 

Renault

Megane

6

 

177

1.8%

545

2.4%

MINI

Mini Countryman

6

 

6

     

Smart

Smart 3

6

 

6

     

MG

ZS

6

 

129

1.3%

270

1.2%

BMW

I4

5

 

136

1.4%

543

2.4%

Volkswagen

ID Buzz PC

4

 

43

     

BMW

iX

4

 

27

 

132

 

Mini

Mini Hatch

4

 

18

 

284

1.2%

Audi

Q8 e-tron

4

 

83

 

107

 

Peugeot

Rifter

4

 

12

 

16

 

RENAULT

SCENIC

4

 

4

     

Peugeot

308

3

 

7

     

Fiat

500

3

 

22

 

130

 

Peugeot

2008

3

 

63

 

308

1.4%

Volvo

C40

3

 

64

 

141

 

BMW

I5

3

 

39

 

23

 

Jaguar

I-Pace

3

 

20

 

64

 

Nissan

Leaf

3

 

233

2.3%

437

1.9%

Volvo

XC40

3

 

196

1.9%

429

1.9%

Nissan

Ariya

2

 

151

1.5%

106

 

Jeep

Avenger

2

 

19

 

13

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQB

2

 

85

 

119

 

BMW

iX2

2

 

12

     

Ssangyong

Korando

2

 

3

     

Smart

Smart 1

2

 

12

     

Ssangyong

Torres

2

 

2

     

Fiat

600

1

 

1

     

Opel

Astra

1

 

15

     

Citroen

C4

1

 

39

 

62

 

Audi

E-Tron

1

 

13

 

33

 

Audi

E-Tron GT

1

 

24

 

102

 

Porsche

Taycan

1

 

54

 

191

 

Opel

Vivaro Passenger Van

1

 

1

     

Peugeot

208

   

29

 

204

 

BMW

4 Series

   

1

 

3

 

BMW

7 Series

   

10

 

31

 

Mercedes-Benz

AMG

   

4

 

6

 

Citroen

Berlingo Pass

   

13

 

31

 

Opel

Combo Pass

   

5

 

7

 

Opel

Corsa

   

5

 

64

 

Citroen

Dispatch Pass

           

Fiat

Doblo

   

2

     

DS

DS3

   

2

 

10

 

Citroen

EC4X

   

27

 

22

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQA

   

48

 

91

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQC

       

15

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQE SUV

   

73

 

18

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQS

   

8

 

55

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQS SUV

   

13

 

28

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQV

   

2

 

5

 

Peugeot

Expert

   

1

 

5

 

Honda

Honda E

   

1

 

17

 

Ford

Mach-E

   

15

 

83

 

Maxus

MIFA

       

8

 

Tesla

Model S

       

3

 

Tesla

Model X

       

5

 

Mazda

MX

   

3

 

23

 

Honda

NY1

   

5

     

Subaru

Solterra

   

7

 

32

 

Citroen

Space Tourer

   

11

 

24

 

Audi

SQ8

   

1

     

Peugeot

Unknown

       

1

 

Volkswagen

Up

   

91

 

153

 

BMW

X1

       

1

 

Opel

Zafira

       

11

 

Renault

Zoe

       

179

 
               

Total

 

1,039

 

10,055

 

22,789

 

Source: SIMI Motorstats

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