Irish EV Association News

EV Registrations - September, Q1 - Q3, 2024

Written by Thomas | Oct 29, 2024 10:35:42 AM

Q1 - Q3: Passenger Cars

New plug-in vehicle registrations amounted to 23.8% for Q1 - Q3, comprised of:

  • 16,128 (13.8%) BEVs, &;
  • 11,765 (10.0%) PHEVs.

This represents a slight increase over H1 (22.7%), with the bulk of that increase being attributable to PHEVs.

Additional registrations from used imports in the period amounted to:

  • 1,269 BEVs, &;
  • 6,151 PHEVs. 

The top 5 most-registered new BEVs were the:

  1. Volkswagen ID.4;
  2. Tesla Model 3;
  3. Tesla Model Y;
  4. Hyundai Kona, &;
  5. Kia EV6.

The top 5 most-registered new PHEVs were the:

  1. Hyundai Tucson;
  2. Ford Kuga;
  3. Kia Sportage;
  4. Volvo XC60, &;
  5. BMW 5 Series.

Q1 - Q3: Commercial

The number of plug-in light commercial vehicles registered amounted to 729 (2.5%), with the Toyota Proace being the most popular.

Plug-in heavy commercial vehicles for the period amounted to 239 (7.5%).

September

New plug-in vehicle registrations amounted to 32.7% in September, comprised of:

  • 1,006 (19.6%) BEVs, &;
  • 669 (13.1%) PHEVs.

Additional registrations from used imports accounted for a further:

  • 162 BEVs, &;
  • 743 PHEVs.

Showing up for the first time this month are the Ford Explorer, & Porsche Macan.

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

  1. Tesla Model 3
  2. Tesla Model Y
  3. Volkswagen ID.4

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

Make

Model

Sept

2024

% sales

Sept 2024

2024

(Jan - Sept)

% sales 2024

(Jan - Sept)

2023

(Jan - Dec)

% sales 2023

(Jan - Dec)

Volkswagen

ID.4

61

6.1%

1,450

9.0%

2,922

12.8%

Tesla

Model 3

167

16.6%

1,286

8.0%

1,143

5.0%

Tesla

Model Y

87

8.6%

1,132

7.0%

2,220

9.7%

Hyundai

Kona

23

2.3%

734

4.6%

721

3.2%

Kia

EV6

40

4.0%

725

4.5%

936

4.1%

BYD

Seal

35

3.5%

670

4.2%

6

 

MG

MG4

12

1.2%

581

3.6%

1,149

5.0%

Volkswagen

ID.3

5

 

542

3.4%

803

3.5%

Skoda

Enyaq

3

 

533

3.3%

1,259

5.5%

Hyundai

Ioniq 5

11

1.1%

466

2.9%

1,250

5.5%

Audi

Q4 e-tron

18

1.8%

448

2.8%

609

2.7%

Kia

Niro

11

1.1%

423

2.6%

706

3.1%

BYD

ATTO 3

24

2.4%

400

2.5%

506

2.2%

Toyota

BZ4X

22

2.2%

360

2.2%

651

2.9%

Nissan

Leaf

32

3.2%

354

2.2%

437

1.9%

BMW

iX1

8

 

338

2.1%

155

 

Volvo

EX30

13

1.3%

322

2.0%

   

BYD

Dolphin

18

1.8%

294

1.8%

28

 

Kia

EV9

12

1.2%

283

1.8%

11

 

Renault

Megane

4

 

278

1.7%

545

2.4%

Volkswagen

ID.7

45

4.5%

277

1.7%

   

Volvo

XC40

15

1.5%

271

1.7%

429

1.9%

Cupra

Born

19

1.9%

268

1.7%

635

2.8%

Nissan

Ariya

17

1.7%

243

1.5%

106

 

Hyundai

Ioniq 6

4

 

230

1.4%

342

1.5%

BMW

I4

12

1.2%

206

1.3%

543

2.4%

BMW

iX3

14

1.4%

197

1.2%

309

1.4%

MG

ZS

9

 

194

1.2%

270

1.2%

Polestar

Polestar 2

35

3.5%

178

1.1%

313

1.4%

Peugeot

3008

16

1.6%

171

1.1%

   

Mercedes-Benz

EQE

2

 

161

 

168

 

MG

MG5

12

1.2%

139

 

196

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQB

6

 

107

 

119

 

Volkswagen

ID Buzz PC

7

 

103

     

Volkswagen

ID.5

5

 

103

 

317

1.4%

Mercedes-Benz

EQE SUV

3

 

102

 

18

 

Audi

Q8 e-tron

1

 

102

 

107

 

Volvo

C40

6

 

97

 

141

 

Volkswagen

Up

   

91

 

153

 

Porsche

Taycan

2

 

69

 

191

 

Mini

Mini Coupe

21

2.1%

67

     

Peugeot

2008

1

 

67

 

308

1.4%

Renault

Scenic

11

1.1%

64

     

Opel

Mokka

5

 

64

 

212

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQA

1

 

59

 

91

 

Ford

Explorer

58

5.8%

58

     

Citroën

C4

2

 

56

 

62

 

Citroën

EC4X

2

 

53

 

22

 

BMW

I5

   

53

 

23

 

GMW

Ora 03

4

 

46

 

32

 

Peugeot

308

4

 

40

     

Peugeot

208

2

 

37

 

204

 

BMW

iX

   

29

 

132

 

Mini

Countryman

3

 

28

     

Fiat

500

2

 

26

 

130

 

Audi

E-Tron GT

1

 

26

 

102

 

Jaguar

I-Pace

   

26

 

64

 

Opel

Astra

2

 

25

     

Mini

Mini Hatch

   

23

 

284

1.2%

BMW

iX2

2

 

21

     

Audi

E-Tron

1

 

21

 

33

 

Mercedes-Benz

EQS SUV

1

 

21

 

28

 

Citroën

Berlingo Pass

   

21

 

31

 

Jeep

Avenger

   

21

 

13

 

Ford

Mach-E

2

 

20

 

83

 

Smart

Smart 1

1

 

19

     

Audi

Q6 e-Tron

2

 

16

     

Mercedes-Benz

EQS

1

 

16

 

55

 

Polestar

Polestar 4

13

1.3%

14

     

Smart

Smart 3

2

 

14

     

Citroen

Space Tourer

   

14

 

24

 

Peugeot

Rifter

   

14

 

16

 

Mazda

MX

   

13

 

23

 

Polestar

Polestar 3

9

 

11

     

Subaru

Solterra

1

 

11

 

32

 

Opel

Corsa

1

 

11

 

64

 

BMW

7 Series

   

10

 

31

 

Porsche

Macan

9

 

9

     

Mercedes-Benz

AMG

2

 

8

 

6

 

Ssangyong

Torres

1

 

8

     

Mercedes-Benz

EQV

1

 

5

 

5

 

Ssangyong

Korando

1

 

5

     

Opel

Combo Pass

   

5

 

7

 

Honda

NY1

   

5

     

Peugeot

Expert

   

4

 

5

 

Lotus

Electre

1

 

3

     

Fiat

600

   

3

     

Citroën

Ami

1

 

2

     

BMW

4 Series

   

2

 

3

 

Fiat

Doblo

   

2

     

DS

DS3

   

2

 

10

 

Honda

Honda E

   

1

 

17

 

Audi

SQ8

   

1

     

Mercedes-Benz

EQC

       

15

 

Maxus

MIFA

       

8

 

Tesla

Model S

       

3

 

Tesla

Model X

       

5

 

Peugeot

Unknown

       

1

 

BMW

X1

       

1

 

Opel

Zafira

       

11

 

Renault

Zoe

       

179

 

Total

 

1,007

 

16,128

 

22,789

 

Source: SIMI Motorstats

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