EUBattery-electric cars made up 32.6% of new registrations across 17 key European markets in September 2026, according to figures compiled by E-Mobility Europe, New Automotive and Fier Automotive and reported by Reuters on 19 October. Registrations rose 70.3% year on year to 300,202 cars. Over the first nine months, about 1.98 million BEVs were registered, up 38.1% on the same period in 2025.
Reuters cites high oil prices, subsidies and the availability of more affordable models as the drivers. The figures came as France and Germany agreed a position to soften proposed EU car emissions rules.
Country by country
Shares of September registrations that were battery-electric:
| Market | BEV share (%) |
|---|---|
| Norway | 98.8 |
| Denmark | 88.8 |
| Finland | 62.7 |
| Sweden | 49.0 |
| France | 41.7 |
| Germany | 34.6 |
| Czech Republic | 11.2 |
| Italy | 7.6 |
| Poland | 6.2 |
Ireland, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands were each around half. Norway and Poland are more than 90 percentage points apart, and all four Nordic markets sit above the 32.6% average for the 17 markets. In the two largest, France registered 65,243 BEVs and Germany 88,724. Together that is 153,967 cars, just over half of the 300,202 total, so those two markets carry much of the headline figure.
Two different Europes
This is a different measure from ACEA’s EU figures, which cover the 27 EU members over nine months and show a 22.7% BEV share. The 17-market set also includes Norway, outside the EU, where almost every new car is electric, and September is a single month. The two are not interchangeable, and neither is a forecast for a full year.
