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Battery electric cars took 41% of new car registrations in France in October 2026, 37% in Germany and 32% in the UK, according to the national figures published in early November. Spain stood at 17%, and Norway, where almost every new car is electric, kept its lead. Here is the month country by country, from the official sources only.
October 2026 at a glance
| Country | New cars, October | Change vs Oct. 2025 | Battery electric share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 149,341 | +7.0% | 41% | PFA / AAA Data, 1 Nov. |
| Germany | 254,492 | +1.7% | 37.0% | KBA, 4 Nov. |
| United Kingdom | 152,730 | +5.4% | 32.0% | SMMT, 5 Nov. |
| Spain | 98,487 | +1.8% | 16.7%* | ANFAC, 2 Nov. |
| Norway | 15,725 | +41.2%* | 98.0% (Jan.–Oct.) | OFV |
* Tesla Mag calculation from the official figures: Spain’s share is 16,425 battery electric cars out of 98,487; Norway’s change compares 15,725 cars with 11,138 in October 2025. Norway’s electric share covers January to October, as OFV publishes the fuel mix year to date.
France: one new car in three is electric this year
France registered 149,341 new passenger cars in October, 7.0% more than a year earlier, and 41% of them were battery electric, against 24% in October 2025. Over the first ten months, 449,303 electric cars were registered, 32.5% of a 1,384,293-car market. The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling electric car in France this year, with 39,589 registrations, and the fifth best-selling car overall. Source: PFA press kit, 1 November 2026, figures by AAA Data.
Germany: electric registrations up 79.5%
The German market grew 1.7% to 254,492 cars. Battery electric registrations rose 79.5% to 94,086, a 37.0% share. Tesla registered 2,932 cars in October, up 290.9% on a year earlier, and 47,742 since January (+206.1%). For comparison, BYD registered 5,173 cars and XPeng 1,380 in the month. Source: Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, press release 44/2026, 4 November 2026.
United Kingdom: highest electric share of the year
UK registrations rose 5.4% to 152,730, the eleventh consecutive monthly increase. Battery electric cars grew 32.7% and reached a 32.0% share, their highest this year, while the year-to-date share stands at 26.6%. The industry body links the October push to manufacturers working to get closer to the UK’s mandated electric target. Source: SMMT, 5 November 2026.
Spain: electric sales up 81%
Spain registered 98,487 passenger cars in October, up 1.8%. Battery electric cars rose 81.2% to 16,425 units, and plug-in hybrids 15.8% to 14,619. Together they took 31.5% of the market, almost one sale in three. Sources: ANFAC, market release and electrified market release, 2 November 2026.
Norway: 98% electric, Tesla the leading brand
Norway registered 15,725 new cars in October, 41.2% more than in October 2025. From January to October, 98.0% of new cars were electric, against 95.2% over the same period last year. Tesla is the country’s leading brand this year, with 22,742 registrations from 1 January to 5 November, a 16.9% share. Source: OFV (Opplysningsrådet for veitrafikken), data under CC BY 4.0.
What to take away
- Germany and France, two of Europe’s three largest car markets, registered more than a third of their new cars as battery electric in October.
- Tesla’s German registrations nearly quadrupled in October, from a low base a year earlier.
- The UK’s electric share peaks in the last quarter, as manufacturers chase the annual mandate.
- Spain is growing fast from a lower base: 16.7% electric in October.
Figures are passenger car registrations as published by each national body, which do not all count exactly the same way. The European total for October was not used: the association that publishes it does not allow our automated reading. Published on 8 November 2026.
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