AQW 22274/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Infrastructure
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail the number of new (i) hybrid; and (ii) fully electric vehicles sold in Northern Ireland, in each of the last five years.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 13 September 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 13 September 2021
- Answer due by
- 28 September 2021
- Answered
- 16 September 20213 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Infrastructure
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department for Transport (DfT) publishes national statistics detailing new registrations of cars and other vehicle types by propulsion/fuel type in quarterly and annual formats.
These are available from the DFT website via the link below.
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/veh02-licensed-cars
The numbers of hybrid and electric cars registered for the first time in Northern Ireland in each of the last five calendar years are detailed in the table below.
Cars registered for the first time by propulsion / fuel type in Northern Ireland 2016-2020
| Year | Hybrid Electric1 | Electric |
| 2020 | 4,153 | 1,992 |
| 2019 | 2,543 | 806 |
| 2018 | 1,815 | 688 |
| 2017 | 1,346 | 601 |
| 2016 | 820 | 464 |
Source: DfT vehicle licensing statistics Table VEH0253
Notes: 1. A hybrid electric vehicle uses an internal combustion engine plus an electric motor.