New electric car registrations in county Longford achieve record breaking results
There has been steady and significant growth in electric car registrations during the past 12-months in particular.
New electric car registrations in County Longford more than doubled and reached 113 units for the first time between January and July marking a 117% increase compared to the same period in 2025.
The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) today released its official 262 new vehicle registration statistics for July.
County Longford accounts for roughly 0.38% of the total national electric vehicle market share, an increase on the figure of 0.28% in July 2025.
There has been steady and significant growth with a notable a sharp year-on-year rise during the past 12-months, in particular.
SIMI confirmed 503 vehicles in total were registered in co.unty Longford between January and July, which was a slight 1.2% increase on the 497 registered vehicles during the same period last year.
Brian Cooke, SIMI Director General, said in July new car registrations across the country saw a 9% increase when compared to the same month last year, with 29,046 units registered.
"The highlight of the market is clearly the performance of Battery Electric Vehicle sales, achieving record-breaking results, with 9,682 BEVs registered in July, a 98% increase when compared to July 2025.
"This is the highest monthly BEV sales ever achieved. Battery electric vehicles were not just the most popular engine type for July.
“They have now overtaken hybrid cars as the most popular for the year to date with 29,840 units registered, a 61% increase on last year, and now account for 26% of Ireland’s new car market. “