Plug-in vehicles accounted for a third (34.4%) of all new cars registered in August, comprised of:
- 1,774 (21.8%) BEVs, and;
- 1,022 (12.6%) PHEVs.
Additional registrations from used imports in August, which both increased from July, accounted for a further:
- 205 BEVs, and;
- 400 PHEVs.
The top-3 registered new BEVs in August were the:
- Tesla Model 3
- MG MG4
- Volkswagen ID.4
Presented below is a complete breakdown of new BEVs registered in August, and registrations for prior years:
Make |
Model |
Aug
2023
|
% sales
Aug 2023
|
2023
(Jan – Aug)
|
% sales
2023
(Jan – Aug)
|
2022
(Jan – Dec)
|
% sales
2022
(Jan – Dec)
|
Tesla |
Model 3 |
188 |
10.6% |
841 |
4.2% |
1,044 |
5.2% |
MG |
MG4 |
176 |
9.9% |
977 |
4.8% |
|
|
Volkswagen |
ID.4 |
172 |
9.7% |
2,756 |
13.6% |
2,983 |
14.8% |
Tesla |
Model Y |
160 |
9.0% |
1,715 |
8.5% |
274 |
1.4% |
Skoda |
Enyaq |
110 |
6.2% |
1,152 |
5.7% |
620 |
3.1% |
Kia |
Niro |
84 |
4.7% |
650 |
3.2% |
657 |
3.2% |
Renault |
Zoe |
79 |
4.5% |
178 |
|
311 |
1.5% |
BYD |
ATTO 3 |
77 |
4.3% |
394 |
1.9% |
|
|
Kia |
EV6 |
72 |
4.1% |
835 |
4.1% |
955 |
4.7% |
Volkswagen |
ID.3 |
46 |
2.6% |
734 |
3.6% |
924 |
4.6% |
BMW |
I4 |
43 |
2.4% |
493 |
2.4% |
235 |
1.2% |
Audi |
Q4 e-tron |
40 |
2.3% |
565 |
2.8% |
202 |
|
Hyundai |
Kona |
39 |
2.2% |
694 |
3.4% |
683 |
3.4% |
MG |
ZS |
37 |
2.1% |
230 |
1.1% |
189 |
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq 5 |
35 |
2.0% |
1,226 |
6.1% |
1,165 |
5.8% |
Hyundai |
Ioniq 6 |
33 |
1.9% |
331 |
1.6% |
|
|
Cupra |
Born |
32 |
1.8% |
556 |
2.8% |
126 |
|
BMW |
iX3 |
28 |
1.6% |
241 |
1.2% |
207 |
1.0% |
Renault |
Megane |
26 |
1.5% |
533 |
2.6% |
18 |
|
MG |
MG5 |
25 |
1.4% |
174 |
|
219 |
1.1% |
Toyota |
BZ4X |
25 |
1.4% |
626 |
3.1% |
140 |
|
Polestar |
Polestar 2 |
23 |
1.3% |
259 |
1.3% |
123 |
|
Volvo |
XC40 |
22 |
1.2% |
390 |
1.9% |
389 |
1.9% |
Audi |
Q8 e-tron |
19 |
1.1% |
90 |
|
|
|
Fiat |
500 |
16 |
|
89 |
|
134 |
|
Volkswagen |
Up |
14 |
|
128 |
|
|
|
Volkswagen |
ID.5 |
13 |
|
303 |
1.5% |
233 |
1.2% |
Ford |
Mach-E |
11 |
|
69 |
|
84 |
|
Nissan |
Leaf |
9 |
|
432 |
2.1% |
877 |
4.3% |
Porsche |
Taycan |
9 |
|
175 |
|
109 |
|
Peugeot |
2008 |
8 |
|
253 |
1.3% |
321 |
1.6% |
Volvo |
C40 |
8 |
|
137 |
|
89 |
|
Citroen |
C4 |
7 |
|
63 |
|
84 |
|
Jaguar |
I-Pace |
7 |
|
59 |
|
111 |
|
Jeep |
Compass |
7 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE |
7 |
|
163 |
|
41 |
|
Mini |
Mini Hatch |
7 |
|
234 |
1.2% |
226 |
1.1% |
Opel |
Mokka |
7 |
|
206 |
1.0% |
107 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQA |
5 |
|
84 |
|
196 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQB |
5 |
|
114 |
|
135 |
|
Audi |
E-Tron GT |
4 |
|
96 |
|
63 |
|
BMW |
iX |
4 |
|
127 |
|
209 |
1.0% |
BMW |
iX1 |
4 |
|
137 |
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQE SUV |
4 |
|
15 |
|
|
|
Subaru |
Solterra |
4 |
|
30 |
|
|
|
BMW |
7 Series |
3 |
|
29 |
|
6 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS SUV |
3 |
|
22 |
|
|
|
Tesla |
Model X |
3 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
Mazda |
MX |
2 |
|
23 |
|
71 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQV |
2 |
|
5 |
|
1 |
|
Citroen |
Berlingo Pass |
1 |
|
28 |
|
23 |
|
Honda |
Honda E |
1 |
|
16 |
|
36 |
|
Jeep |
Avenger |
1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQS |
1 |
|
55 |
|
68 |
|
Nissan |
Ariya |
1 |
|
101 |
|
60 |
|
Opel |
Combo Pass |
1 |
|
7 |
|
2 |
|
Peugeot |
208 |
1 |
|
177 |
|
245 |
1.2% |
Peugeot |
Expert |
1 |
|
3 |
|
16 |
|
Peugeot |
Rifter |
1 |
|
8 |
|
2 |
|
Tesla |
Model S |
1 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
Audi |
E-Tron |
|
|
32 |
|
244 |
1.2% |
BMW |
I3 |
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
Citroen |
EC4X |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
Citroen |
Space Tourer |
|
|
19 |
|
16 |
|
DS |
DS3 |
|
|
10 |
|
7 |
|
Fiat |
500C |
|
|
|
|
15 |
|
Hyundai |
Ioniq |
|
|
|
|
120 |
|
Kia |
Soul |
|
|
|
|
60 |
|
Maxus |
MIFA |
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
Mercedes-Benz |
AMG |
|
|
5 |
|
2 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
E Class |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Mercedes-Benz |
EQC |
|
|
15 |
|
45 |
|
Opel |
Corsa |
|
|
47 |
|
115 |
|
Opel |
Vivaro Passenger Van |
|
|
|
|
12 |
|
Opel |
Zafira |
|
|
8 |
|
5 |
|
Ora |
Funky Cat |
|
|
30 |
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
1,774 |
|
20,216 |
|
15,678 |
|
Source: SIMI Motorstats
*SIMI numbers reported may include a number of miscategorised registrations.