Denmark’s government will extend the registration-tax break on electric cars priced above roughly 366,000 kroner for one more year, climate minister Samira Nawa says.
The announcement came on November 11, 2026, and was reported by Kristeligt Dagblad, carrying the Ritzau news agency text. Nawa, the climate, energy and supply minister from Radikale Venstre, said it becomes easier to make the green choice. According to her, the government has listened to a large appetite among Danes for driving electric.
In its proposal for the 2027 finance bill, the government had planned to let the rebate lapse at the turn of the year. That would have lowered the threshold for exemption from registration tax from 420,000 kroner to 366,000 kroner per electric car. The change was expected to bring 800 million kroner into the state treasury.
What was planned and what changed
After hard negotiations, the government is now dropping that financing source, per the Ritzau report also carried by TV Syd. TV 2 reported on September 28, 2026, that the tax-free limit was due to fall from 419,300 kroner to 366,200 kroner. As noted by tax data service Orbitax, the Finance Act for 2026 had already postponed the same increase once.
Nawa acknowledged that no climate effect has been calculated for the measure. She said drivers who are still weighing whether to replace a fossil-fuel car keep a financial incentive, now that the duty increase will not take effect. The latest official climate projection shows the share of electric cars growing steadily in the coming years.
Asked whether the break mainly helps buyers who can already afford expensive models, Nawa said these are some of the popular electric cars. Mads Rørvig, managing director of the industry organization Mobility Denmark, welcomed the agreement in a press release. He described it as an important victory for the green transition and a clear helping hand to car buyers.
Part of a wider tax deal still being negotiated
The measure stems from this autumn’s negotiations on both the 2027 finance bill and a tax deal with the Folketinget. DR reported on November 11, 2026, that the government is heading for an agreement with Dansk Folkeparti that also lowers petrol and diesel duties. TV 2 reported the same day that the deal was not yet finalized.
Nawa would not comment on elements of the tax deal that the tax minister is currently negotiating. She also declined to say how the 800 million kroner in lost revenue will be covered. That will appear in the finance bill for 2027, according to her.
What the extended tax break means for foreign residents buying an EV
Registreringsafgift, Denmark’s registration tax, is charged when a vehicle is registered for the first time in the country, including imported cars. Electric cars below the exemption threshold pay none of it, so the threshold shapes a large part of the purchase price and the cost of owning a car. The rules are the same regardless of nationality or residence permit type.
For anyone planning to buy a pricier electric car, the practical point is timing. Our earlier report said the electric car tax was rising from 2027, with the threshold dropping on January 1. Based on the Ritzau reporting, that cut is now set to be delayed by a year.
What is not yet known is the final legal text. TV 2 reported on November 11, 2026, that the agreement had not been concluded, and the financing is to be set out in the 2027 finance bill. Until the bill is adopted, the exact threshold figure and the length of the extension remain unconfirmed.
