Up to the end of July, 17,075 new private electric cars were licensed – just over a third more than the 12,765 licensed in the same period of 2024.

The CSO’s month-on-month comparison showed a 64% rise, with 3,973 electric vehicles (EVs) registered in July 2025 compared with 2,421 in the same month last year. Please review your details and accept them to load the content

The share of EVs among new private cars licensed from January to July 2025 was 17% compared with 14% in the same period of 2024.

The number of new plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) licensed in July 2025 grew by 56% when compared with July 2024 – 3,080 against 1,974.

This has increased the year-to-date share of PHEVs among new private cars from 9% to 15% in the same period of 2024.

The combined share of petrol

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