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Irish EV Registrations – August 2023

Written by Admin | Sep 5, 2023 11:53:45 AM

Plug-in vehicles accounted for a third (34.4%) of all new cars registered in August, comprised of:

  • 1,774 (21.8%) BEVs, and;
  • 1,022 (12.6%) PHEVs.

Additional registrations from used imports in August, which both increased from July, accounted for a further:

  • 205 BEVs, and;
  • 400 PHEVs.

The top-3 registered new BEVs in August were the:

  1. Tesla Model 3
  2. MG MG4
  3. Volkswagen ID.4

Presented below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in August, and registrations for prior years:

Make Model Aug

 

2023

% sales

 

Aug 2023

2023

 

(Jan – Aug)

% sales

 

2023

(Jan – Aug)

2022

 

(Jan – Dec)

% sales

 

2022

(Jan – Dec)

Tesla Model 3 188 10.6% 841 4.2% 1,044 5.2%
MG MG4 176 9.9% 977 4.8%    
Volkswagen ID.4 172 9.7% 2,756 13.6% 2,983 14.8%
Tesla Model Y 160 9.0% 1,715 8.5% 274 1.4%
Skoda Enyaq 110 6.2% 1,152 5.7% 620 3.1%
Kia Niro 84 4.7% 650 3.2% 657 3.2%
Renault Zoe 79 4.5% 178   311 1.5%
BYD ATTO 3 77 4.3% 394 1.9%    
Kia EV6 72 4.1% 835 4.1% 955 4.7%
Volkswagen ID.3 46 2.6% 734 3.6% 924 4.6%
BMW I4 43 2.4% 493 2.4% 235 1.2%
Audi Q4 e-tron 40 2.3% 565 2.8% 202  
Hyundai Kona 39 2.2% 694 3.4% 683 3.4%
MG ZS 37 2.1% 230 1.1% 189  
Hyundai Ioniq 5 35 2.0% 1,226 6.1% 1,165 5.8%
Hyundai Ioniq 6 33 1.9% 331 1.6%    
Cupra Born 32 1.8% 556 2.8% 126  
BMW iX3 28 1.6% 241 1.2% 207 1.0%
Renault Megane 26 1.5% 533 2.6% 18  
MG MG5 25 1.4% 174   219 1.1%
Toyota BZ4X 25 1.4% 626 3.1% 140  
Polestar Polestar 2 23 1.3% 259 1.3% 123  
Volvo XC40 22 1.2% 390 1.9% 389 1.9%
Audi Q8 e-tron 19 1.1% 90      
Fiat 500 16   89   134  
Volkswagen Up 14   128      
Volkswagen ID.5 13   303 1.5% 233 1.2%
Ford Mach-E 11   69   84  
Nissan Leaf 9   432 2.1% 877 4.3%
Porsche Taycan 9   175   109  
Peugeot 2008 8   253 1.3% 321 1.6%
Volvo C40 8   137   89  
Citroen C4 7   63   84  
Jaguar I-Pace 7   59   111  
Jeep Compass 7   7      
Mercedes-Benz EQE 7   163   41  
Mini Mini Hatch 7   234 1.2% 226 1.1%
Opel Mokka 7   206 1.0% 107  
Mercedes-Benz EQA 5   84   196  
Mercedes-Benz EQB 5   114   135  
Audi E-Tron GT 4   96   63  
BMW iX 4   127   209 1.0%
BMW iX1 4   137      
Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV 4   15      
Subaru Solterra 4   30      
BMW 7 Series 3   29   6  
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV 3   22      
Tesla Model X 3   4      
Mazda MX 2   23   71  
Mercedes-Benz EQV 2   5   1  
Citroen Berlingo Pass 1   28   23  
Honda Honda E 1   16   36  
Jeep Avenger 1   1      
Mercedes-Benz EQS 1   55   68  
Nissan Ariya 1   101   60  
Opel Combo Pass 1   7   2  
Peugeot 208 1   177   245 1.2%
Peugeot Expert 1   3   16  
Peugeot Rifter 1   8   2  
Tesla Model S 1   2      
Audi E-Tron     32   244 1.2%
BMW I3         21  
Citroen EC4X     1      
Citroen Space Tourer     19   16  
DS DS3     10   7  
Fiat 500C         15  
Hyundai Ioniq         120  
Kia Soul         60  
Maxus MIFA     7      
Mercedes-Benz AMG     5   2  
Mercedes-Benz E Class         1  
Mercedes-Benz EQC     15   45  
Opel Corsa     47   115  
Opel Vivaro Passenger Van         12  
Opel Zafira     8   5  
Ora Funky Cat     30   2  
               
Total   1,774   20,216   15,678  

Source: SIMI Motorstats

*SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations.