Electric car sales in Galway are up nearly 45% so far this year compared with the same period in 2025 according to the Society of the Irish Motor Industry.
In January and February of 2026, there were 358 new electric cars registered in Galway, up from 248 in the same two months of last year.
Galway has the sixth highest number of electric car sales in Ireland, exceeded by Dublin (3,882), Cork (1,177), Kildare (631), Meath (470), and Wexford (389).
In February 2,871 new electric cars (battery electric cars) were registered, which was 14.4% higher than the 2,510 registrations in February 2025.
So far this year, 10,172 new electric cars have been registered, representing a 36.9% increase compared to the same period in 2025, when 7,433 electric cars were registered.
In the new car market share by engine type, Hybrid (Petrol Electric) leads at 27.26% as the most popular engine type, followed by Petrol 21.84%, Electric 20.53%, Plug-In Hybrid 14.51%, and Diesel 13.27%.
Brian Cooke, Director General of Simi, commented, “Private consumers account for 75% of BEV sales and remain the main driver of sales, a trend seen across all counties.”
“New Hybrid electric (HEV) and Plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) registrations have also seen continued growth for February.”
“Battery technology cars (BEV, PHEV, HEV) combined market share now accounts for over 62% of registrations.”
The most popular electric cars in the country are the Volkswagen ID.4, Hyundai Inster, Kia EV3, Hyundai Kona, and Toyota BZ4X,
Tesla seems to have fallen in popularity recently, with neither the Model 3 or Model Y among the 5 best selling EVs in the country so far this year.
