Sweden’s 10 Best-Selling Electric Cars of 2026, Ranked

Sweden just crossed the line Norway crossed years ago. In October, fully electric cars made up 51.1 percent of all new cars registered in the country: 12,594 of them, up 44.6 percent on a year earlier. It was the first month in which more than half of Sweden’s new cars were electric. Plug-in hybrids, which used to be Sweden’s favorite compromise, fell 24.4 percent.

Which electric cars are Swedes choosing? We ranked the 10 best-selling electric cars of 2026 so far, using registration figures from Mobility Sweden for January through October. Unlike next door in Norway, where nearly every new car is electric, Sweden’s overall chart still includes petrol cars and hybrids, so this list counts fully electric models only.

1. Volvo EX40: 9,894

A home win, and not a close one. The EX40 is Sweden’s best-selling electric car of 2026 by 2,188 registrations, and on its own it accounts for almost one in ten new electric cars in the country. It is the electric version of a car Swedes already loved as the XC40, and Volvo is by far the country’s biggest brand this year with 38,524 registrations across all its models.

2. Tesla Model Y: 7,706

Second place, and gaining. Tesla had a difficult 2025 in Sweden, and October’s registrations were up 248 percent on the same month last year. That is a big jump from a low base, but it puts the Model Y firmly back in the race. With two months to go, it would need a very strong finish to catch the EX40.

3. Volvo EX30: 6,125

Volvo’s smallest car is the third-best-selling electric car in the country. It was the third best-selling car of any kind in October. Volvo began building it in Ghent, Belgium, in 2025, and its compact size suits Swedish cities well.

4. Volkswagen ID.7: 4,982

Sweden is a country of estate cars, and the ID.7 Tourer is one of the best electric ones you can buy. Long, quiet and efficient, it is the car Swedish families move to when they give up their diesel wagons. It ranks fourth among electric cars for the year.

5. Kia EV3: 4,201

The first affordable car on the list. The EV3 has pulled Kia up to fourth place among all brands in Sweden this year, with 19,742 registrations. Its long range for a small car and its family-friendly price make it the car that is bringing electric driving to buyers who could not afford it before.

6. Polestar 4: 3,942

Swedish brand, global car. Polestar is based in Gothenburg and, like Volvo, is owned by China’s Geely. The Polestar 4 is its coupe-shaped SUV, famous for having no rear window at all; a camera feeds a screen where the mirror would be. It is the brand’s best-selling model at home.

7. BMW iX3: 3,200

The new iX3, the first car on BMW’s Neue Klasse platform, is climbing quickly in Sweden too: it was the fourth best-selling electric car in October. Built in Debrecen, Hungary, it is BMW’s most important electric car in years, and it is selling like one.

8. Kia EV5: 3,032

A size up from the EV3, the EV5 is a boxy, practical family SUV, and Kia’s second car in the top 10. Between the EV3, the EV5, the larger EV9 and the new EV2, Kia now has an electric car at almost every size and price in Sweden.

9. Volkswagen ID.4: 2,919

The ID.4 is a familiar sight across the Nordics. It is not the newest SUV on this list, but it is roomy, sensibly priced and available with all-wheel drive, which counts for a lot in a Swedish winter.

10. Skoda Enyaq: 2,682

Skoda’s larger electric SUV rounds out the list. The Enyaq offers more space for the money than most of its rivals, which has made it a quiet bestseller across Europe, and Skoda is Sweden’s seventh-biggest brand this year.

Just outside the top 10

The Kia EV2 is the one to watch. It only arrived this year and has already registered 2,138 cars, including 407 in October, when it was Sweden’s tenth best-selling car of any kind. The Volvo EC40 (2,100), the BMW iX1 (2,092) and the Kia EV9 (2,088) are close behind it. October also brought a new brand: Vietnam’s VinFast registered its first VF 6s in Sweden, though for now they are going to a taxi operation rather than to private buyers.

What Sweden teaches the world

A market can grow up without subsidies. Sweden scrapped its national bonus for new electric cars in November 2022, and sales stalled for a while. Three years later, electric cars are the majority anyway. What changed was not the incentive but the cars: there are now good, affordable electric options at every size.

The new help is targeted. Since March 2026, Sweden has offered a new electric car premium aimed at lower-income households in rural areas and towns with poor public transport. Eligible households can get SEK 1,300 a month for up to three years for an electric car worth up to SEK 450,000, according to the program details published when it opened. It is a smaller, sharper tool than the old bonus: it helps the people for whom a car is not optional.

Plug-in hybrids were a bridge, and Sweden is crossing it. For years, Sweden was one of Europe’s biggest markets for plug-in hybrids. Their share fell from 29.5 percent to 21.8 percent in a single year. When electric cars got good enough and cheap enough, buyers skipped the compromise.

Sweden sits between two worlds. In October, electric cars took 98.8 percent of new car sales in Norway, 51.1 percent in Sweden and 37 percent in Germany. Sweden is where the rest of Europe is heading next. If you live somewhere cold, our winter range guide and the 20°F mode on our EV Range Chart will tell you what to expect when the temperature drops.

How we ranked them

This list uses Mobility Sweden’s registrations of new passenger cars from January to October 2026, counting fully electric models only. Some model names cover both electric and petrol versions; where they do, we used electric-only figures, as for the Volvo EX40, or left the car out, as with the Mercedes-Benz GLC, which mixes petrol, hybrid and the new electric GLC in one figure. Registrations include some cars registered by dealers and leasing companies.

Looking for the best electric car rather than the most popular one? See our Best EVs of 2027, or compare this list with our rankings for Norway and Germany, or see the whole map on our best-selling electric cars around the world page.

Sources: Mobility Sweden via Best Selling Cars Blog, Allt om Elbil, All Things Nordic, Teksajten, and ChargeNode on the 2026 electric car premium.