Battery-electric vehicles continued to gain market share across the Nordic region in April, with Norway and Denmark leading electric vehicle adoption rates among new passenger car registrations.
Across Nordic countries, roughly two out of every three newly registered passenger cars in April were fully electric, according to registration data.
Norway remained the region’s most advanced electric vehicle market, with battery-electric vehicles accounting for 98.6% of all new passenger car registrations during the month. A total of 11,103 fully electric passenger cars were registered in the country in April.
Denmark also recorded strong growth in electric vehicle adoption, with battery-electric vehicles reaching an 81.9% market share, up from 63.3% in the same month a year earlier.
The Danish private vehicle market showed even higher levels of electrification, with fully electric vehicles accounting for 96.3% of private passenger car sales, the highest level recorded in that segment to date.
In Finland, battery-electric vehicles represented 48.8% of new passenger car registrations in April, while Sweden recorded a 42% share.
While Norway has effectively transitioned into a predominantly electric new-car market, Denmark is moving in a similar direction, whereas Sweden and Finland continue to show a more mixed market composition that still includes significant sales of hybrid and internal combustion engine vehicles.
The most popular vehicle models also varied across the region.
In Norway, the Volkswagen ID.4 ranked as the top-selling passenger vehicle in April. Denmark’s best-selling model was the Škoda Elroq, while the Volvo EX40 led registrations in Sweden.
In Finland, the Toyota Yaris Cross was the best-selling model, followed by the all-electric Škoda Enyaq in second place.
Norway stood apart from neighboring markets in that all vehicles in its top-10 registration rankings were fully electric, while combustion-engine and hybrid models continued to appear among the most popular vehicles in Denmark, Sweden and Finland.
