Irish EV Registrations – July 2022
New registrations rebounded in July, with plug-in vehicle registrations accounting for 19.19% of...
Irish EV Registrations – June 2022
New registrations were quite low this month, with plug-in vehicle registrations accounting for 11.92% of all new car sales – purchasers are likely opting to hold off for a 222 licence plate in July.
Excluding imports, so far this year (January – June) there’s been a total of:
- 8,444 battery-only electric vehicles (BEVs) registered, compared to 4,330 in the same period last year, and;
- 4,959 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) registered, compared to 4,163 in the same period last year.
Summary
The top-3 registered new BEVs for the first half of 2022 were:
- Volkswagen ID.4 1,159
- Hyundai Ioniq 5 1,130
- Kia EV6 742
The top-3 registered new BEVs in June were:
- Volkswagen ID.4 28
- Volkswagen ID.3 27
- MG 5 20
11.92% of new cars registered in June 2022 were plug-in, comprised of:
- BEV 187 (8.68%)
- PHEV 70 (3.24%)
20.56% of all new plug-in car registrations so far (January – June) this year were plug-in, categorised as:
- BEV 8,444 (12.96%)
- PHEV 4,959 (7.60%)
Separately, new and used imports accounted for the following plug-in car registrations so far this year (January – June):
- BEV 170
- PHEV 1,631
Complete breakdown of new BEVs registered:
| Make | Model | June 2022 |
% sales June 2022 |
2022 to Date (Jan – June) |
% sales 2022 to Date (Jan – June) |
2021 (Jan – Dec) |
% sales 2021 |
| Volkswagen | ID.4 | 28 | 15.0% | 1,159 | 13.7% | 1,432 | 16.6% |
| Volkswagen | ID.3 | 27 | 14.4% | 354 | 4.2% | 1,271 | 14.7% |
| MG | 5 | 20 | 10.7% | 118 | 1.4% | 132 | 1.5% |
| Skoda | Enyaq | 13 | 7.0% | 187 | 2.2% | 236 | 2.7% |
| Polestar | Polestar 2 | 12 | 6.4% | 13 | 0.2% | ||
| Nissan | Leaf | 9 | 4.8% | 669 | 7.9% | 736 | 8.5% |
| Volkswagen | ID.5 | 8 | 4.3% | 25 | 0.3% | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQB | 5 | 2.7% | 45 | 0.5% | ||
| Honda | Honda E | 5 | 2.7% | 22 | 0.3% | 38 | 0.4% |
| Opel | Corsa | 4 | 2.1% | 102 | 1.2% | 108 | 1.2% |
| Hyundai | Ioniq | 4 | 2.1% | 90 | 1.1% | 206 | 2.4% |
| Audi | Q4 Etron | 4 | 2.1% | 154 | 1.8% | 170 | 2.0% |
| Peugeot | 208 | 3 | 1.6% | 162 | 1.9% | 152 | 1.8% |
| Fiat | 500 | 3 | 1.6% | 58 | 0.7% | ||
| Toyota | BZ4X | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQA | 3 | 1.6% | 140 | 1.7% | 69 | 0.8% |
| Hyundai | Ioniq 5 | 3 | 1.6% | 1,130 | 13.4% | 78 | 0.9% |
| Hyundai | Kona | 3 | 1.6% | 399 | 4.7% | 339 | 3.9% |
| Tesla | Model 3 | 3 | 1.6% | 503 | 6.0% | 858 | 9.9% |
| Peugeot | 2008 | 2 | 1.1% | 200 | 2.4% | 230 | 2.7% |
| Citroen | C4 | 2 | 1.1% | 67 | 0.8% | 38 | 0.4% |
| Audi | E-Tron | 2 | 1.1% | 139 | 1.6% | 154 | 1.8% |
| Kia | EV6 | 2 | 1.1% | 742 | 8.8% | 37 | 0.4% |
| Jaguar | I-Pace | 2 | 1.1% | 57 | 0.7% | 41 | 0.5% |
| BMW | iX | 2 | 1.1% | 118 | 1.4% | 15 | 0.2% |
| BMW | iX3 | 2 | 1.1% | 88 | 1.0% | 104 | 1.2% |
| Ford | Mustang | 2 | 1.1% | 52 | 0.6% | 33 | 0.4% |
| Porsche | Taycan | 2 | 1.1% | 77 | 0.9% | 80 | 0.9% |
| Volvo | XC40 | 2 | 1.1% | 124 | 1.5% | 31 | 0.4% |
| MG | ZS | 2 | 1.1% | 44 | 0.5% | 238 | 2.8% |
| Citroen | Berlingo Pass | 1 | 0.5% | 16 | 0.2% | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQS | 1 | 0.5% | 21 | 0.2% | ||
| Mini | Mini Hatch | 1 | 0.5% | 111 | 1.3% | 166 | 1.9% |
| Tesla | Model Y* | 1 | 0.5% | 176 | 2.1% | ||
| Citroen | Space Tourer | 1 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% |
| DS | 3 | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.1% | ||
| BMW | 4 Series | 139 | 1.6% | ||||
| Fiat | 500C | 3 | 0.0% | ||||
| Cupra | Born | 19 | 0.2% | ||||
| Opel | Combo Pass | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Mercedes-Benz | E Class | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Audi | E-Tron Gt | 55 | 0.7% | 33 | 0.4% | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQC | 31 | 0.4% | 21 | 0.2% | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQE | 4 | 0.0% | ||||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQV | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Nissan | Evalia | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Peugeot | Expert | 13 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.0% | ||
| BMW | I3 | 17 | 0.2% | 37 | 0.4% | ||
| Tesla | Model S | 4 | 0.0% | ||||
| Tesla | Model X | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Opel | Mokka | 35 | 0.4% | 42 | 0.5% | ||
| Mazda | MX | 54 | 0.6% | 98 | 1.1% | ||
| Kia | Niro | 418 | 5.0% | 836 | 9.7% | ||
| Porsche | Other Porsche | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Kia | Soul | 56 | 0.7% | 81 | 0.9% | ||
| Lexus | UX | 18 | 0.2% | ||||
| Opel | Vivaro Passenger Van | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | ||
| BMW | X4 | 31 | 0.4% | ||||
| Opel | Zafira | 3 | 0.0% | ||||
| Renault | Zoe | 185 | 2.2% | 467 | 5.4% | ||
| Total | 187 | 8,444 | 8,646 |
Source: SIMI Motorstats
*SIMI numbers reported as Model X in 2022 are actually Model Y; Model X currently unavailable outside USA.