The top selling electric car was the Volkswagen ID.4, followed by the Hyundai Inster 3 and the Kia EV3. TeslaTesla vehicles, usually ranking highly among most popular electric cars, were absent from the top 10 best selling new electric cars. Meanwhile, BYD, the Chinese company which took the crown as the world’s largest electric car manufacturer from Tesla, was the fourth best selling electric car brand in January with 716 new registrations. Ireland's electric car marketSIMI director general Brian Cooke said the year has started off “promisingly” for the new car market with electric cars, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids all seeing “significant growth”. “Their market share accounted for nearly two-thirds of new car sales in January, with the combined market share of traditional petrol and diesel cars falling to 33%.

Source: Irish Examiner February 03, 2026 18:27 UTC