Irish EV Registrations – January 2023

Irish EV Registrations – January 2023

With the new year comes the peak demand for the first of the new registration plates. In January plug-in vehicles accounted for 20.6% of all new cars registered:

  • 3,674 (13.4%) BEVs, and;
  • 1,956 (7.2%) PHEVs.

This indicates an impressive 36.2% increase in BEV registrations v. January 2022 (2,697). However, PHEV registrations declined 10% v. January 2022 (2,174).

Additional registrations from used imports accounted for a further:

  • 85 BEVs, and;
  • 287 PHEVs.

The top-3 registered new BEVs in January were:

  1. Hyundai Ioniq 5
  2. Hyundai Kona
  3. Volkswagen ID.4

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

Make Model Jan

2023

% sales

Jan 2023

2022

(Jan – Dec)

% sales

2022

(Jan – Dec)

2021

(Jan – Dec)

% sales

2021

Hyundai Ioniq 5 581 15.8% 1,165 7.4% 78 0.9%
Hyundai Kona 275 7.5% 683 4.4% 339 3.9%
Volkswagen ID.4 260 7.1% 2,983 19.0% 1,432 16.6%
Kia EV6 252 6.9% 955 6.1% 37 0.4%
BMW I4 248 6.8% 235 1.5%
Kia Niro 185 5.0% 657 4.2% 836 9.7%
Nissan Leaf 162 4.4% 877 5.6% 736 8.5%
Skoda Enyaq 126 3.4% 620 4.0% 236 2.7%
Renault Megane 107 2.9% 18 0.1%
Toyota BZ4X 106 2.9% 140 0.9%
Cupra Born 104 2.8% 126 0.8%
Opel Mokka 102 2.8% 107 0.7% 42 0.5%
Peugeot 208 92 2.5% 245 1.6% 152 1.8%
Volkswagen ID.5 89 2.4% 233 1.5%
BMW iX3 89 2.4% 207 1.3% 104 1.2%
Porsche Taycan 79 2.2% 109 0.7% 80 0.9%
Nissan Ariya 74 2.0% 60 0.4%
MG MG4 62 1.7%
Audi Q4 Etron 61 1.7% 202 1.3% 170 2.0%
Mini Mini Hatch 57 1.6% 226 1.4% 166 1.9%
Mercedes-Benz EQE 53 1.4% 41 0.3%
BMW iX 51 1.4% 209 1.3% 15 0.2%
Peugeot 2008 50 1.4% 321 2.0% 230 2.7%
Audi E-Tron GT 46 1.3% 63 0.4% 33 0.4%
Renault Zoe 42 1.1% 311 2.0% 467 5.4%
Polestar Polestar 2 36 1.0% 123 0.8%
Volvo C40 29 0.8% 89 0.6%
Volkswagen ID.3 26 0.7% 924 5.9% 1,271 14.7%
Volvo XC40 25 0.7% 389 2.5% 31 0.4%
Mercedes-Benz EQB 24 0.7% 135 0.9%
Mercedes-Benz EQS 24 0.7% 68 0.4%
Audi E-Tron 23 0.6% 244 1.6% 154 1.8%
Ford Mustang 22 0.6% 84 0.5% 33 0.4%
BMW X1 18 0.5%
Fiat 500 16 0.4% 134 0.9%
Jaguar I-Pace 15 0.4% 111 0.7% 41 0.5%
MG ZS 14 0.4% 189 1.2% 238 2.8%
Mercedes-Benz EQA 13 0.4% 196 1.3% 69 0.8%
Citroen C4 10 0.3% 84 0.5% 38 0.4%
DS DS3 5 0.1% 7 5 0.1%
Citroen Space Tourer 5 0.1% 16 0.1% 1
Mercedes-Benz EQC 3 0.1% 45 0.3% 21 0.2%
Mazda MX 3 0.1% 71 0.5% 98 1.1%
Opel Zafira 3 0.1% 5
Subaru Solterra 2 0.1%
Mercedes-Benz AMG 1 2
Opel Corsa 1 115 0.7% 108 1.2%
Peugeot Expert 1 16 0.1% 4
Honda Honda E 1 36 0.2% 38 0.4%
Tesla Model 3 1 1,044 6.7% 858 9.9%
Fiat 500C 15 0.1%
BMW 7 Series 6
Citroen Berlingo Pass 23 0.1%
Opel Combo Pass 2
Mercedes-Benz E Class 1
Mercedes-Benz EQV 1 1
Nissan Evalia 1
Ora Funky Cat 2
BMW I3 21 0.1% 37 0.4%
Hyundai Ioniq 120 0.8% 206 2.4%
MG MG5 219 1.4% 132 1.5%
Tesla Model S 4
Tesla Model X 1
Tesla Model Y 274 1.7%
Porsche Other Porsche 1
Peugeot Rifter 2
Kia Soul 60 0.4% 81 0.9%
Lexus UX 18 0.2%
Opel Vivaro Passenger Van 12 0.1% 3
Total 3,674 15,678 8,646

Source: SIMI Motorstats

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

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