Danes kept buying new cars in October, and they kept choosing electric. According to figures from bilstatistik.dk, 18,875 new passenger cars were registered in the month, 16.9% more than in October 2025. Over the first ten months of 2026, registrations have reached 170,640 cars, an increase of 13.6%.
Of the cars registered in October, 16,679 were electric. That gives an EV share of 88.4%, up from 70.6% a year earlier. Among new cars bought by private customers, the share was even higher, at 97.6%.
The ten most registered models in October 2026
The Toyota bZ4X took first place with 648 registrations, just ahead of the Volkswagen ID.4 with 616. Volkswagen also placed the ID. Buzz, the ID.3 Neo and the ID. Polo in the top 10, alongside the Audi Q4 e-tron, the Mercedes-Benz GLB, the MG ZS, the VinFast VF 6 and the Volvo EX40.
| Brand | Model | Registrations |
|---|---|---|
| Toyota | bZ4X | 648 |
| Volkswagen | ID.4 | 616 |
| Volkswagen | ID. Buzz | 597 |
| Audi | Q4 e-tron | 590 |
| Volkswagen | ID.3 Neo | 479 |
| Mercedes-Benz | GLB | 463 |
| Volkswagen | ID. Polo | 439 |
| MG | ZS | 423 |
| VinFast | VF 6 | 399 |
| Volvo | EX40 | 394 |
Source: bilstatistik.dk, via Mobility Denmark.
Higher registration tax on electric cars from January
Under the rules currently in force, the registration tax on electric cars increases on 1 January 2027. The industry organisation Mobility Denmark says the rise will hit several of the family cars Danes buy most often.
Mads Rørvig, chief executive of Mobility Denmark, argues that Danes have embraced the electric car exactly as politicians asked them to. In his view, sending them a bigger tax bill at the start of the year is an odd way to respond, and the cost will fall on the families who choose the green option.
Why Mobility Denmark wants the increase stopped
The timing is the core of the argument. 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.
Mobility Denmark therefore calls it backwards to raise the tax now and then redesign the whole system. The organisation wants the government to freeze the tax level and build a proper long term solution instead. It also points out that the government cannot present itself as green while adding cost to the green choice, and that there is still time to stop the increase before it takes effect.
