Denmark’s electric car sales reached a new high in October 2026, with electric cars making up 88.4 percent of all new passenger car registrations, as buyers moved before a scheduled rise in registration tax on 1 January 2027.
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- 18,875 new passenger cars were registered in Denmark in October 2026, up 16.9 percent on October 2025.
- 16,679 of those cars were electric, giving an electric share of 88.4 percent, up from 70.6 percent a year earlier.
- Among private buyers, 97.6 percent of cars sold in October were electric, according to figures from bilstatistik.dk.
- The registration tax on electric cars is set to rise on 1 January 2027, making a car costing 400,000 kroner today cost 424,334 kroner in 2027, according to FDM calculations.
Denmark electric car sales surge in October
Figures reported on 2 November 2026 show that Danes kept buying new cars in October, and they kept choosing electric models. Over the first ten months of 2026, registrations reached 170,640 cars, an increase of 13.6 percent on the same period last year.
The October result continues a trend seen through 2026. In September, 88.8 percent of new cars registered in Denmark were fully electric, and among private households the figure was 98.1 percent, according to figures cited by industry analysts.
Why buyers are acting before January
Under the rules currently in force, the registration tax on electric cars increases on 1 January 2027. Industry organisation Mobility Denmark says the rise will hit several of the family cars Danes buy most often.
Danish motorist organisation FDM has calculated that a car costing 400,000 kroner today will cost 424,334 kroner in 2027, while a car costing 500,000 kroner will cost 544,261 kroner and a 750,000-kroner car will cost 813,011 kroner after 1 January.
| Measure | October 2026 | October 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| New passenger cars registered | 18,875 | 16.9% lower than 2026 (year-on-year rise) |
| Electric cars registered | 16,679 | — |
| Electric share | 88.4% | 70.6% |
What happens next
An expert committee is already examining how cars should be taxed in the future, and politicians are expected to negotiate a new model next year. That model could even mean a full abolition of the registration tax on electric cars, according to industry reporting.
For now, the October figures underline how far Denmark’s car market has shifted: electric cars, once a niche choice, are now the default purchase for Danish households.
