--- title: EV Registrations – December, & year, 2022 description: With December registration data now available we can see that plug-in vehicle registrations accounted for 22.19% of all […] --- [Irish EV Association News ](https://www.irishevassociation.ie/news) # [EV Registrations – December, & year, 2022](https://www.irishevassociation.ie/news/ev-registrations-december-year-2022) Written by [Admin](https://www.irishevassociation.ie/news/author/admin) | Jan 3, 2023 3:40:49 PM With December registration data now available we can see that plug-in vehicle registrations accounted for 22.19% of all new cars registered in Ireland in 2022 (& 45.45% in December). In comparison, 15.76% of new car registrations in 2021 were plug-ins. Excluding imports, for 2022 there’s been: - 15,678 battery-only electric vehicles (BEVs) registered, versus 8,646 in 2021, and; - 7,678 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) registered, versus 7,891 in 2021. New and used plug-in car imports accounted for the following amount of registrations in 2022: - 484 BEV - 3,129 PHEV   **December** The top-3 registered new BEVs in December were: | 1. | Volkswagen ID.4 |  21 (23.9%) | | --- | --- | --- | | 2. | Toyota BZ4X | 15 (17.0%) | | 3. | Porsche Taycan | 9 (10.2%) |   **Annual** The top-10 registered new BEVs in 2022 were: | 1. | Volkswagen ID.4 | 2,983 | | --- | --- | --- | | 2. | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 1,165 | | 3. | Tesla Model 3 | 1,044 | | 4. | Kia EV6 | 955 | | 5. | Volkswagen ID.3 | 924 | | 6. | Nissan Leaf | 877 | | 7. | Hyundai Kona | 683 | | 8. | Kia Niro | 657 | | 9. | Skoda Enyaq | 620 | | 10. | Volvo XC40 | 389 | The ID.4 was also the fifth most registered new car of *any* engine type too.   Complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in 2022 (and December 2022): | **Make** | **Model** | **Dec** **2022** | **% sales** **Dec 2022** | **2022** **(Jan – Dec)** | **% sales** **2022** **(Jan – Dec)** | **2021** **(Jan – Dec)** | **% sales** **2021** | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Volkswagen | ID.4 | 21 | 23.9% | 2,983 | 19.0% | 1,432 | 16.6% | | Hyundai | Ioniq 5 | 1 | 1.1% | 1,165 | 7.4% | 78 | 0.9% | | Tesla | Model 3 | 2 | 2.3% | 1,044 | 6.7% | 858 | 9.9% | | Kia | EV6 | 955 | 6.1% | 37 | 0.4% | | | | Volkswagen | ID.3 | 2 | 2.3% | 924 | 5.9% | 1,271 | 14.7% | | Nissan | Leaf | 2 | 2.3% | 877 | 5.6% | 736 | 8.5% | | Hyundai | Kona | 683 | 4.4% | 339 | 3.9% | | | | Kia | Niro | 3 | 3.4% | 657 | 4.2% | 836 | 9.7% | | Skoda | Enyaq | 2 | 2.3% | 620 | 4.0% | 236 | 2.7% | | Volvo | XC40 | 389 | 2.5% | 31 | 0.4% | | | | Peugeot | 2008 | 321 | 2.0% | 230 | 2.7% | | | | Renault | Zoe | 1 | 1.1% | 311 | 2.0% | 467 | 5.4% | | Tesla | Model Y | 274 | 1.7% | | | | | | Peugeot | 208 | 1 | 1.1% | 245 | 1.6% | 152 | 1.8% | | Audi | E-Tron | 244 | 1.6% | 154 | 1.8% | | | | BMW | I4 | 2 | 2.3% | 235 | 1.5% | | | | Volkswagen | ID.5 | 1 | 1.1% | 233 | 1.5% | | | | Mini | Mini Hatch | 1 | 1.1% | 226 | 1.4% | 166 | 1.9% | | MG | 5 | 219 | 1.4% | 132 | 1.5% | | | | BMW | iX | 3 | 3.4% | 209 | 1.3% | 15 | 0.2% | | BMW | iX3 | 207 | 1.3% | 104 | 1.2% | | | | Audi | Q4 Etron | 202 | 1.3% | 170 | 2.0% | | | | Mercedes-Benz | EQA | 1 | 1.1% | 196 | 1.3% | 69 | 0.8% | | MG | ZS | 3 | 3.4% | 189 | 1.2% | 238 | 2.8% | | Toyota | BZ4X | 15 | 17.0% | 140 | 0.9% | | | | Mercedes-Benz | EQB | 1 | 1.1% | 135 | 0.9% | | | | Fiat | 500 | 134 | 0.9% | | | | | | Cupra | Born | 1 | 1.1% | 126 | 0.8% | | | | Polestar | Polestar 2 | 5 | 5.7% | 123 | 0.8% | | | | Hyundai | Ioniq | 120 | 0.8% | 206 | 2.4% | | | | Opel | Corsa | 115 | 0.7% | 108 | 1.2% | | | | Jaguar | I-Pace | 111 | 0.7% | 41 | 0.5% | | | | Porsche | Taycan | 9 | 10.2% | 109 | 0.7% | 80 | 0.9% | | Opel | Mokka | 107 | 0.7% | 42 | 0.5% | | | | Volvo | C40 | 1 | 1.1% | 89 | 0.6% | | | | Citroen | C4 | 84 | 0.5% | 38 | 0.4% | | | | Ford | Mustang | 2 | 2.3% | 84 | 0.5% | 33 | 0.4% | | Mazda | MX | 71 | 0.5% | 98 | 1.1% | | | | Mercedes-Benz | EQS | 68 | 0.4% | | | | | | Audi | E-Tron GT | 63 | 0.4% | 33 | 0.4% | | | | Nissan | Ariya | 60 | 0.4% | | | | | | Kia | Soul | 60 | 0.4% | 81 | 0.9% | | | | Mercedes-Benz | EQC | 45 | 0.3% | 21 | 0.2% | | | | Mercedes-Benz | EQE | 1 | 1.1% | 41 | 0.3% | | | | Honda | Honda E | 36 | 0.2% | 38 | 0.4% | | | | Citroen | Berlingo Pass | 23 | 0.1% | | | | | | BMW | I3 | 21 | 0.1% | 37 | 0.4% | | | | Renault | Megane | 3 | 3.4% | 18 | 0.1% | | | | Peugeot | Expert | 16 | 0.1% | 4 | | | | | Citroen | Space Tourer | 16 | 0.1% | 1 | | | | | Fiat | 500C | 15 | 0.1% | | | | | | Opel | Vivaro Passenger Van | 12 | 0.1% | 3 | | | | | DS | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0.1% | | | | | BMW | 7 Series | 2 | 2.3% | 6 | | | | | Opel | Zafira | 5 | | | | | | | Mercedes-Benz | AMG | 2 | | | | | | | Opel | Combo Pass | 2 | | | | | | | Ora | Funky Cat | 2 | 2.3% | 2 | | | | | Peugeot | Rifter | 2 | | | | | | | Mercedes-Benz | E Class | 1 | | | | | | | Mercedes-Benz | EQV | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Nissan | Evalia | 1 | | | | | | | Tesla | Model S | 4 | | | | | | | Tesla | Model X | 1 | | | | | | | Porsche | Other Porsche | 1 | | | | | | | Lexus | UX | 18 | 0.2% | | | | | | **Total** | **88** | **15,678** | **8,646** | | | | | Source: SIMI Motorstats *SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations. 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