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Berlin – The sales of electric cars in Germany made a significant leap upwards last month. A total of 34,498 battery-powered cars (BEV) hit the road in January – an increase of 53.5 percent compared to the same month last year. The share of all new registrations was 16.6 percent, as reported by the Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA).
The increase in electric cars was expected by experts. The reason for this is that manufacturers have postponed BEV new registrations from 2024 to 2025 in order to better meet the stricter CO2 fleet limits imposed at the beginning of the year. Manufacturers would have to pay fines for emitting too much CO2.
«The rising e-car registrations show: the European limits are having an effect», said Marion Tiemann, a mobility expert at the environmental organization Greenpeace.
«If the auto lobby now tries with all its might to undermine them and even tries to overturn the agreed exit date, then it harms the climate, health, and ends up being costly for people»
Marion Tiemann, Greenpeace
In 2024, the sales of electric cars collapsed
A total of 207,640 cars were registered in Germany in January across all drives and segments. That was 2.8 percent less than in January 2024. Almost one in three new cars (30.6 percent) was a sport utility vehicle (SUV).
The sales of electric cars in Germany had collapsed last year. Only around 380,600 e-vehicles were newly registered over the course of the year, almost 27.5 percent less than the previous year. Their share of all new registrations was 13.5 percent. (5th February)