Lithuania’s electric-vehicle fleet reaches 60,453 as registrations accelerate
Lithuania registered 2,306 electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in August, 56.7% more than a year earlier. Rising fuel prices and purchase incentives are supporting demand, although diesel vehicles still dominate the national fleet.
Registrations exceed 2,000 for a fifth month
Lithuania’s registered electric-vehicle fleet has reached 60,453 passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, up from 38,463 a year earlier, according to figures reported by 15min.lt. More than 2,000 electric vehicles have now been registered in each of five consecutive months, indicating that demand is expanding beyond a short-lived monthly surge.
The country registered 2,306 electric passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in August, 56.7% more than in the same month of 2025. The total included 2,249 M1 passenger cars and 57 N1 light commercial vehicles. Passenger-car registrations increased 57.6% from 1,427 a year earlier, although they were below the 2,521 recorded in July.
Among August passenger-car registrations, 989 were battery-electric vehicles and 1,260 were plug-in hybrids. Plug-in hybrids therefore exceeded pure-electric registrations by 27.4% and remained ahead for an eighth consecutive month. Rising fuel prices and Lithuania’s electric-vehicle compensation system are supporting demand, 15min.lt reported.
Plug-in hybrids approach parity with battery cars
As of September 1, 2026, Lithuania’s M1 fleet contained 59,245 electric passenger cars: 29,924 battery-electric vehicles and 29,321 plug-in hybrids. The N1 fleet contained another 1,208 electric light commercial vehicles, comprising 1,151 battery-electric models and 57 plug-in hybrids.
Electric vehicles accounted for 3.12% of Lithuania’s passenger-car fleet, while battery-electric vehicles alone represented 1.58%. Electrified light commercial vehicles held a 1.42% share of their category. These figures show rapid growth from a relatively low installed base, leaving substantial room for further fleet replacement and additional charging demand.
The wider powertrain mix remains heavily weighted toward combustion engines. Diesel cars represented 62.1% of the passenger fleet, or 1,176,316 vehicles, while petrol cars held 22.2%, or 420,643 vehicles. Hybrid vehicles accounted for 7.2%, with 135,574 units. During August, hybrids recorded the largest net fleet increase, adding 2,839 vehicles.
New and used markets both support growth
New vehicles accounted for 20.4% of all passenger cars registered in Lithuania during August, compared with 20.8% in July. Within the new-car market, electric models captured a much larger 42.1% share: 946 were registered, against 1,128 in July and 548 in August 2025.
The used market also contributed materially. Lithuania registered 1,303 used electric passenger cars in August, representing 8.1% of used-car registrations. A year earlier, the corresponding figures were 879 vehicles and 6.6%. The increase indicates that electrification is spreading through both new-car sales and cross-border or domestic used-vehicle channels.
Diesel nevertheless retained its dominant position in used registrations. A total of 8,560 used diesel passenger cars were registered in August, equal to 53.4% of the market, compared with 7,950 vehicles and a 59.2% share a year earlier. Used petrol registrations reached 3,909, or 24.4%, up from 2,996 and 22.3%.
Commercial electrification remains smaller but is also advancing. August registrations included 57 electric light commercial vehicles, versus 45 a year earlier. Of these, 39 were new—36 battery-electric and three plug-in hybrids—giving electric models 16.7% of the new light-commercial market. Another 18 used electric commercial vehicles were registered, representing 5.4% of that segment, compared with six vehicles and 1.1% a year earlier.