Electric cars overtake hybrids as Ireland's most popular new cars

SIMI director general Brian Cooke said July is the highest monthly sales battery electric cars have 'ever achieved'

Electric car sales account for 9,682, a 98% increase on the 4,898 recorded in July 2025.

Electric car sales nearly doubled in July reaching 9,682, compared to the same month last year, overtaking hybrid vehicles as the most popular car type in the country, new data Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) shows.

In July, there were 29,046 new car registrations, up 8.63% from the 26,738 recorded in July last year. Registrations year to date are up 5.2% to 114,228 on the same period last year.