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New battery electric car registrations in Ireland

New battery electric car registrations in Ireland was 23,741 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 33.5% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

2025, count23,741
Change on 2024+33.5%
Rank13th of 27EU countries ranked
Series high23,7412025
Series low492013

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New battery electric car registrations in Ireland, 2013 to 2025

05,00010K15K20K25K20132015201720192021202320252013: 49 count2014: 194 count2015: 494 count2016: 402 count2017: 631 count2018: 1,252 count2019: 3,665 count2020: 4,075 count2021: 9,199 count2022: 15,872 count2023: 23,181 count2024: 17,780 count2025: 23,741 count010K20K30K2013201820252013: 49 count2014: 194 count2015: 494 count2016: 402 count2017: 631 count2018: 1,252 count2019: 3,665 count2020: 4,075 count2021: 9,199 count2022: 15,872 count2023: 23,181 count2024: 17,780 count2025: 23,741 count
count. Source: Eurostat, New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-06.
All 13 values
Periodcount
202523,741
202417,780
202323,181
202215,872
20219,199
20204,075
20193,665
20181,252
2017631
2016402
2015494
2014194
201349

Compared with European Union (27)

Place2025
Ireland23,741
European Union (27)1,888,016

Ireland compared with nearby places

Austria: 60,651 countBelgium: 144,003 countBulgaria: 2,420 countCyprus: 1,474 countCzechia: 13,506 countGermany: 545,142 countDenmark: 126,444 countEstonia: 872 countSpain: 105,074 countFinland: 26,748 countFrance: 330,890 countGreece: 8,892 countCroatia: 992 countHungary: 11,002 countIreland: 23,741 countItaly: 94,862 countLithuania: 3,227 countLuxembourg: 12,664 countLatvia: 1,612 countMalta: 2,455 countNetherlands: 155,962 countPoland: 43,311 countPortugal: 52,435 countRomania: 8,849 countSweden: 99,981 countSlovenia: 6,430 countSlovakia: 4,377 count
  • Under 3,000
  • 3,000 to 10K
  • 10K to 37K
  • 37K to 100K
  • 100K and over
New battery electric car registrations, 2025, count. Ireland is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Passenger cars powered only by electricity registered for the first time in the year.

New registrations reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Battery electric cars run only on electricity; plug-in hybrids are counted separately by Eurostat and are not included here.

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Eurostat. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda) (New battery electric car registrations, Ireland, 2013 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table

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New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda), New battery electric car registrations, Ireland, 2013 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 6 Oct. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/ireland. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). New battery electric car registrations, Ireland, 2013 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/ireland.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda), New battery electric car registrations, Ireland, 2013 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/ireland (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road\_eqr\_carpda): New battery electric car registrations, Ireland, 2013 to 2025}},
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  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road_eqr_carpda/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/new-battery-electric-car-registrations/ireland. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road\_eqr\_carpda). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/road\_eqr\_carpda/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the new battery electric car registrations in Ireland?

New battery electric car registrations in Ireland was 23,741 in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 33.5% from 2024. That is the 13th highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. New passenger cars by type of motor energy, electricity (road_eqr_carpda). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest new battery electric car registrations in Ireland?

23,741 in 2025, the highest value since 2013 in this series.

New battery electric car registrations elsewhere in European Union (27)

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