Longford’s electric vehicle numbers remain low despite nationwide surge

The number of electric vehicles being registered in Longford remains low despite a nationwide increase, new statistics have revealed.

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) recently released their official new vehicle registrations statistics for 2025.

They reveal that a total of 69 electric vehicles were registered in Longford last year. This represents a 44 per cent increase on the 2024 figure, which stood at 48.

However, the electric vehicles registered in Longford amounted to just 0.29 per cent of the national total.

Counties like Cork, Kildare and Meath registered electric cars in their thousands, while in Dublin, a total of 11,151 such vehicles were registered.

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Meanwhile, there were 564 total car registrations in Longford in 2025. This was an increase of 2.36 per cent on 2024’s figure of 551.

In total, 124,954 new vehicles were registered in Ireland last year - an increase of 3 per cent on 2024.

The top five selling car brands in 2025 were Toyota, Volkswagen, Skoda, Hyundai and Kia.

Meanwhile, the top five selling car models were the Hyundai Tucson, Skoda Octavia, Kia Sportage, Toyota Yaris Cross and Toyota Rav.

75 per cent of new vehicles sold in 2025 were automatic, with 25 per cent being manual.

Petrol remains the most popular engine type, accounting for 25 per cent of vehicles registered.

Concurrently, hybrids accounted for 23 per cent of cars sold, with electric vehicles at 19 per cent, diesel cars at 17 per cent and plug-in hybrids at 15 per cent.

The hatchback continues to remain Ireland’s top-selling car body type, with grey retaining the top-selling colour title for the tenth year running.

Reacting to the report, SIMI Director General Brian Cooke said that the 2025 new car market finished in line with projects.

He added: “Hybrid-electric vehicles continued to gain momentum in 2025, while traditional fuels have seen a decline in their market share.

“The 261 sales period has now commenced, and the Irish Motor Industry is optimistic for the year ahead.

“Retailers and manufacturers have a variety of offers and different models available for both new and used cars to suit all buyers, making it a good time to shop around.”

The SIMI (Society of the Irish Motor Industry) is the official voice of the motor industry in Ireland.

It is a member’s organisation which consists of dealers, repairers, vehicle distributors, wholesalers, retailers, vehicle testers and many more important operators within the industry in Ireland.

Its role is to represent the views of the motor industry by campaigning to the Government, state bodies, the media and the motoring public.