Irish EV Registrations – June 2022
New registrations were quite low this month, with plug-in vehicle registrations accounting for...
Irish EV Registrations – April 2022
Another strong month for plug-in vehicle registrations in Ireland, accounting for 23.78% of all new cars registered. Excluding imports, so far this year (January – April) a total of:
- 7,524 battery-only electric vehicles (BEVs) registered, compared to 3,406 in the same period last year, and;
- 4,555 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) registered, compared to 3,378 in the same period last year.
Summary
The top-3 registered new BEVs in April were:
- Volkswagen ID.4 279
- Kia EV6 121
- Hyundai Kona 102
23.78% of new car registrations in April 2022 were plug-in, broken down into:
- BEV 1,286 (16.31%)
- PHEV 589 (7.47%)
20.9% of all new plug-in car registrations so far (January – April) this year were plug-in, categorised as:
- BEV 7,524 (13.02%)
- PHEV 4,555 (7.88%)
Separately, new and used imports accounted for the following plug-in car registrations so far this year (January – April):
- BEV 95
- PHEV 1,032
Complete breakdown of new BEVs registrated:
| Make | Model | April 2022 |
% sales April 2022 |
2022 to Date (Jan – Apr) |
% sales 2022 to Date (Jan – Apr) |
2021 (Jan – Dec) |
% sales 2021 |
| Volkswagen | ID.4 | 279 | 21.7% | 1,019 | 13.5% | 1,432 | 16.6% |
| Kia | EV6 | 121 | 9.4% | 718 | 9.5% | 37 | 0.4% |
| Hyundai | Kona | 102 | 7.9% | 378 | 5.0% | 339 | 3.9% |
| Volkswagen | ID.3 | 65 | 5.1% | 200 | 2.7% | 1,271 | 14.7% |
| Nissan | Leaf | 64 | 5.0% | 613 | 8.1% | 736 | 8.5% |
| BMW | 4 Series | 60 | 4.7% | 98 | 1.3% | ||
| Kia | Niro | 58 | 4.5% | 407 | 5.4% | 836 | 9.7% |
| Hyundai | Ioniq 5 | 53 | 4.1% | 1,125 | 15.0% | 78 | 0.9% |
| Hyundai | Ioniq | 44 | 3.4% | 53 | 0.7% | 206 | 2.4% |
| Renault | Zoe | 44 | 3.4% | 185 | 2.5% | 467 | 5.4% |
| Skoda | Enyaq | 36 | 2.8% | 148 | 2.0% | 236 | 2.7% |
| Peugeot | 208 | 30 | 2.3% | 141 | 1.9% | 152 | 1.8% |
| Audi | E-Tron | 28 | 2.2% | 127 | 1.7% | 154 | 1.8% |
| BMW | iX | 25 | 1.9% | 99 | 1.3% | 15 | 0.2% |
| MG | 5 | 24 | 1.9% | 90 | 1.2% | 132 | 1.5% |
| BMW | iX3 | 22 | 1.7% | 45 | 0.6% | 104 | 1.2% |
| Citroen | C4 | 21 | 1.6% | 46 | 0.6% | 38 | 0.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQA | 21 | 1.6% | 133 | 1.8% | 69 | 0.8% |
| Mini | Mini Hatch | 20 | 1.6% | 103 | 1.4% | 166 | 1.9% |
| Jaguar | I-Pace | 17 | 1.3% | 44 | 0.6% | 41 | 0.5% |
| Audi | Q4 Etron | 16 | 1.2% | 137 | 1.8% | 170 | 2.0% |
| Volvo | XC40 | 16 | 1.2% | 109 | 1.4% | 31 | 0.4% |
| Ford | Mustang | 14 | 1.1% | 46 | 0.6% | 33 | 0.4% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQB | 11 | 0.9% | 33 | 0.4% | ||
| BMW | X4 | 10 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.1% | ||
| Fiat | 500 | 9 | 0.7% | 51 | 0.7% | ||
| MG | ZS | 9 | 0.7% | 37 | 0.5% | 238 | 2.8% |
| Tesla | Model 3 | 9 | 0.7% | 499 | 6.6% | 858 | 9.9% |
| Citroen | Berlingo Pass | 6 | 0.5% | 10 | 0.1% | ||
| Opel | Corsa | 6 | 0.5% | 63 | 0.8% | 108 | 1.2% |
| Audi | E-Tron Gt | 6 | 0.5% | 50 | 0.7% | 33 | 0.4% |
| Peugeot | 2008 | 5 | 0.4% | 197 | 2.6% | 230 | 2.7% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQS | 5 | 0.4% | 18 | 0.2% | ||
| Porsche | Taycan | 5 | 0.4% | 71 | 0.9% | 80 | 0.9% |
| Cupra | Born | 4 | 0.3% | 16 | 0.2% | ||
| Tesla | Model Y* | 4 | 0.3% | 173 | 2.3% | ||
| Honda | Honda E | 3 | 0.2% | 14 | 0.2% | 38 | 0.4% |
| Mazda | MX | 3 | 0.2% | 54 | 0.7% | 98 | 1.1% |
| Mercedes-Benz | EQC | 2 | 0.2% | 25 | 0.3% | 21 | 0.2% |
| Volkswagen | ID.5 | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.0% | ||
| Kia | Soul | 2 | 0.2% | 56 | 0.7% | 81 | 0.9% |
| Opel | Combo Pass | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | E Class | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | ||
| Peugeot | Expert | 1 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.0% |
| Opel | Mokka | 1 | 0.1% | 35 | 0.5% | 42 | 0.5% |
| Opel | Zafira | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | ||
| Tesla | Model X | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Fiat | 500C | 3 | 0.0% | ||||
| Ds | DS3 | 5 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.1% | ||
| Mercedes-Benz | EQV | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Nissan | Evalia | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| BMW | I3 | 15 | 0.2% | 37 | 0.4% | ||
| Tesla | Model S | 4 | 0.0% | ||||
| Porsche | Other Porsche | 1 | 0.0% | ||||
| Citroen | Space Tourer | 6 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.0% | ||
| Lexus | UX | 18 | 0.2% | ||||
| Opel | Vivaro Passenger Van | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.0% | ||
| Total | 1,286 | 7,524 | 8,646 |
Source: SIMI Motorstats
*SIMI numbers reported as Model X in 2022 are actually Model Y; Model X currently unavailable outside USA.