Ireland January 2015

Lord of the Rings Edition

The Irish Auto market is highly seasonal, with January sales representing a peak, followed by several months of low numbers, the EV Market niche follows the trend, with a record-shattering 137 units sold, the first time that this market reaches the three digits in one month, with the EV Share rising to a record 0.45%, which reinforces the growth path started last year (0.27% Share vs 0.08% in '13), after a Share slump in 2013 (0.08% in '13 vs 0,23% in '12), which interrupted a growth trend that had started in 2011 (0.07% in 2011 vs 0.02% in 2010).

The models ranking started 2015 where 2014 left off, with 3 out of 4 EV's sold being Nissan Leafs, Best Seller in Ireland since 2011 (The japanese hatch represents an impressive Two Thirds of all plug-ins sold here), while the runner-up position continues to belong to the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV (14 units) and the #3 was for Renault Zoe (8 units).

Ireland	Jan '15	%
Nissan Leaf	105	76
Mitsu. Outlander PHEV	14	10
Renault Zoe	8	6
BMW i3	4	3
P. Cayenne Plug-In	2	1
BMW i8 VW e-Golf Audi A3 e-Tron Mercedes S500 Plug-In	2 1 1 1	1 1 1 1
TOTAL	138	100

Source: beepbeep.ie