The electric car statistics for Sweden 2025 show 36.5 percent electric car share - while Norway reached 96 percent. For property owners and BRF boards, the gap is a clear warning signal: demand for charging in apartment buildings is about to accelerate.
The electric car statistics for Sweden 2025 show that electrification is accelerating — but at an uneven pace and with a clear weak link: the charging infrastructure in apartment buildings. For property owners and BRF boards, it's not an abstract industry issue. It is a concrete signal that the demand for charging can increase rapidly, and that anyone who is not prepared risks being left with the wrong infrastructure at the wrong time.
After a slowdown in 2024 The market for rechargeable cars is back up in Sweden. In 2025, 61 percent of all newly registered passenger cars were electric cars or plug-in hybrids — of these, just over 100,000 were pure electric cars and about 73,000 were plug-in hybrids.
In terms of pure electric cars, they stood for 36.5 per cent of the new car market in 2025, up from 35 percent in 2024. The trend continues into 2026: in February, electric cars accounted for 39.6 percent of new registrations, up from 29 percent in the same month last year.
That's a strong direction -- but the figures obscure a central challenge that directly concerns property owners and BRF boards.
Sweden has been stuck for several years at levels around 30-40 per cent of electric cars in new car sales. Norway concluded in 2025 with 95.9 per cent of all newly registered passenger cars were pure electric cars — up from 88.9 percent in 2024, according to Norway's official road traffic authority OFV. In other words, the gap is huge: nearly 96 percent versus 36.5 percent.
Norway's success relies on a combination of high taxes on fossil-fueled cars, generous exemptions for electric cars -- and a charging infrastructure that has long been in place even in apartment buildings. It is not a coincidence that electrification went faster there.
In Sweden, the lack of charging facilities in apartment buildings is pointed out as one of the most important braking factors. Mobility Sweden's CEO Mattias Bergman clearly stated this in connection with the February statistics for 2026: Sweden generally has a good charging infrastructure for passenger cars, but apartment buildings are the exception.
The numbers confirm the picture. According to ChargeNode's report on charging in Swedish housing associations Only 8,510 of Sweden's 33,865 registered BRFs have installed charging infrastructure through the Ladda Bilen grant — a national penetration of 25.1 per cent. At the same time, the rate of deployment has fallen sharply: from 2,061 new BRFs with charging in 2022 to 742 in 2024, a drop of 64 percent. Thus, the gap between the share of electric cars and the availability of charging in apartment buildings is growing — even though the need is increasing.
A central explanation is structural: condominium residents cannot install charging on their own. Everything is waiting for a board decision. The report estimates that 1.1 million households in Sweden are in just that situation today.
The Norwegian example is relevant for every Swedish property owner for a simple reason: once the charging infrastructure is in place, electrification accelerates. The property that is prepared meets that wave with the right conditions. Anyone who isn't is forced to act retrospectively -- and it's always more expensive.
The change that is now taking place in the automotive market is directly changing who is asking for charging in your property. In the past, electric cars were largely a choice for households with a villa and the option of home recharging -- often with higher incomes and larger cars.
That is changing. The rise of electric cars is now being driven more by smaller and more affordable models, aimed at a wider customer group — many of whom live in apartment buildings. This means that the demand for charging in tenements, condominiums and condominiums is no longer a problem for the future. It's a present problem that will accelerate.
In parallel, the legislation tightens the requirements. Prop. 2025/26:148, submitted to Parliament March 3, 2026, gives residents the right to demand the installation of charging point at their parking lot from May 29, 2026. Properties without a common charging strategy risk being put in a reactive mode where each individual request requires new wiring and installation — time and time again.
The combination of more electric cars in a wider population group, new legislation and tightening requirements from Boverket creates three concrete risks for properties without charging infrastructure:
Tenants opt out of your property. Access to charging is becoming an increasingly important criterion when tenants choose housing or office space. Properties that lack it risk losing tenants to competitors who offer it.
You are forced to act reactive and expensive. Installing charging points piecemeal -- one at a time when residents or tenants get in touch -- is significantly more expensive than doing the groundwork in one fell swoop. Recurring earthworks and electrician costs are rapidly eating up margins. Use ROI Calculator to see the payback period for your property.
You're missing the contributions. Charge the Car Subsidy gives up to 50 percent of the investment cost -- but the application must be submitted before installation begins. Anyone who waits too long runs the risk of having to bear the entire cost himself.
ChargeNode's induction data from monitoring installations before May 2024 shows a clear pattern: BRFs and communities installing charging infrastructure see on average 39 per cent increase in charging within 12 months. Supply creates demand — not the other way around.
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What proportion of newly registered cars in Sweden are electric cars in 2025?
In 2025, pure electric cars accounted for 36.5 percent of all newly registered passenger cars in Sweden. Including plug-in hybrids, the share of rechargeable cars amounted to just over 63 percent. By February 2026, the electric car share had risen further to 39.6 percent of new registrations.
Why are apartment buildings the weak link in Sweden's charging infrastructure?
Unlike homeowners, condominium residents cannot install charging on their own — everything requires a board decision. According to ChargeNode's report on charging in Swedish housing associations An estimated 1.1 million households in Sweden are waiting for such a decision. Just 25.1 per cent of the country's BRFs have installed charging infrastructure, and the rate of deployment has fallen by 64 per cent since 2022 - despite the electric car share rising. That is the structural explanation for why Sweden is lagging behind its neighbours.
Does my property have to offer charging by law?
From 29 May 2026, both Boverket's tightened requirements for charging infrastructure in new construction and renovation apply, and a new law that gives residents the right to request the installation of a charging point at their parking lot. Retroactive requirements for existing buildings with more than 20 parking spaces will come into force on January 1, 2027.
Can I get a grant to install charging infrastructure in my property?
Yes. The Charge the Car grant provides up to 50 percent of the investment cost, with a maximum ceiling of SEK 15,000 per charging point. However, the application must be submitted before the installation begins, and the processing time is 3—4 months. Anyone planning to install in 2026 needs to apply now.
What is the induction effect in electric car charging?
ChargeNode's installation monitoring data shows that the availability of charging infrastructure is creating new demand. BRFs and commonalities see an average 39 percent increase in charge within twelve months of installation. Installing charging infrastructure doesn't just meet existing demand — it drives new ones.
How do the new cheaper electric car models affect the demand for charging in apartment buildings?
The new price ranges — models under SEK 300,000 — are aimed at a wider group of buyers where many live in tenements or condominiums without access to their own home charging. That means demand for charging in apartment buildings will increase markedly in the next few years, as these models take market share.
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