In September 2026, for the first time more than one in three new passenger cars registered in Switzerland was a fully electric car: the BEV share was 35.7%. This page shows how the numbers have developed since January.
auto-schweiz points to record-high fuel prices that strain households and support demand for electric drives. Switzerland still lags behind the European trend and the expectations of the Roadmap Elektromobilität 2025.
| Month | Registrations | vs. same month last year | Plug-in vehicles (BEV and PHEV) | Fully electric cars (BEV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14,027 | −5.1% | – | 2,913 vehicles |
| February | – | – | – | – |
| March | 23,258 | +7.2% | – | – |
| April | 18,618 | −0.2% | 37.5% | – |
| May | – | – | – | – |
| June | 25,207 | +15.6% | 40.0% | – |
| July | – | −3.2% | – | – |
| August | 16,047 | −0.6% | – | 30.2% |
| September | 21,948 | – | 46.0% | 35.7% |
| As of | Registrations since January | vs. last year | Plug-in vehicles (BEV and PHEV) | Fully electric cars (BEV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of March | 52,982 | +0.6% | about a third | – |
| End of April | about 71,600 | +0.3% | 34.7% | – |
| End of May | 91,341 | 0.0% | 35.4% | 23.3% |
| End of June | 116,584 | +3.0% | 36.3% | 23.9% |
| End of July | 135,542 | +2.1% | 36.6% | 24.2% |
| End of August | 151,589 | +1.8% | 37.2% | 24.8% |
| End of September | 173,537* | +2.7% | 37.7%* | 26.2% |
“–” means: not stated in the press release. “*” marks values we calculated from the stated figures. “about” stands for rounded figures from auto-schweiz.
First half: By the end of June, fully electric cars rose 20.2% year on year to 27,889 vehicles, and plug-in hybrids rose 24.7% to 14,456 vehicles.
August: BEV registrations rose 48.7% compared with the same month last year, while plug-in hybrids fell 4.3%. Year to date, plug-in vehicles were ahead of conventional hybrids for the first time (37.2% versus 36.7%).
January as a special case: With 14,027 registrations it was, according to auto-schweiz, the weakest registration month of this century. In January, 2,913 fully electric cars were registered, 66% fewer than in December 2025 (8,584). auto-schweiz attributes this to the year-end business, in which dealers and importers tried to avoid CO2 sanctions. Individual months are therefore only of limited significance.
Petrol and diesel: In August, pure petrol cars still made up 20.6% and diesel 5.5% of registrations. Both continue to lose importance.
The longer view: According to auto-schweiz, the BEV share had been between 20 and 23% since 2023. At 26.2% year to date and 35.7% in September, it is now clearly above that.
Which models people buy is shown in the ranking of the best-selling electric cars. What a model costs over five years you can work out in the cost comparisons.
Source: auto-schweiz, press releases “New passenger cars” January to September 2026 (Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein, data preliminary). As of October 2026, we update this page every month. The model figures in the top 10 come from a different analysis (vehicles with a plug-in option) and may differ slightly.
