Fully electric vehicles continue to dominate Europe’s new car sales, accounting for around half of all new passenger car registrations in at least six countries and setting new but less impressive records in a half dozen others.

Norway continues to lead the way in terms of electric vehicle (EV) market share, setting another new monthly record of 98.8 per cent of the 18,733 new passenger cars were registered in September.

And the Norwegian demand for EVs isn’t limited to passenger vehicles, either, with 74.6 per cent of all new vans sold in September having a purely battery electric engine.

Close on Norway’s heels and gaining is Denmark, which finished September with a new record electric share of 88.8 per cent of the 20,026 newly registered passenger vehicles. This helped push the third quarter EV share to 85.4 per cent.

Maybe most impressively, Denmark’s existing fleet of pure petrol vehicles on its roads now only accounts for 49.98 per cent, compared to just over 65 per cent at the end of 2020. And while petrol still remains the most dominant engine and fuel type on the road, EVs are gaining ground and now make up 24.3 per cent of Denmark’s passenger car fleet.

In nearby Finland, the share of EVs registered in September reached 62.1 per cent, bringing the year-to-date share of fully electric passenger vehicles up to 50.4 per cent – the first time EVs have risen above 50 per cent.

Almost within spitting distance of the 50 per cent mark is Sweden , which saw EVs finish September with a market share of 49 per cent – compared to 38 per cent in September 2025.

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