The strong growth of electric vehicle sales so far this year continued in March with a 29% increase compared to 2024.

Last month 2,544 new electric cars were registered, which was 29% higher than the 1,980 registrations in March 2024.

This follows on from strong year-on-year growth in EV sales in January and February. Last month saw new EV registrations 36% higher than in 2024, while January’s figures were up 20% on the previous year.

In the first quarter of 2025, a total of 9,978 new electric cars have been registered, a 25.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024 when 7,929 electric cars were registered. 

The best-selling electric car so far this year is the Volkswagen ID.4, which surpassed the Tesla Model 3 in March to claim the top spot.

Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General commented, “Buoyed by a strong performance in March, the first quarter of the year has seen new car registrations increase by 4% when compared to Q1 2024.”

“Electric Vehicle sales have rebounded since the start of the year growing by 29% in March, to a total of 2,544 units, while year to date they stand at 9,978 units, capturing 15% of the market.”

“In addition to the positive news on EVs, the market performance has been driven by an increase in the sales of hybrid cars, which when combined with EVs account for 55% of the market.”

The strongest yearly growth in new EV sales from January – March this year has been in Clare (+115.84), Offaly (+86.36), Kerry (+65.45), and Monaghan (+59.46).

The greatest number of EV sales made in the first quarter of 2025 have been in Dublin (4666), Cork (974), Kildare (610), and Meath (435).