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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.

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