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Date
5 March 2026

EV market development

Infographics on new registrations of all-electric cars in Germany

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The share of fully electric cars among new registrations in Germany remained high in February at 21.9 percent. Compared to the same month last year, the number of new registrations for fully electric cars increased by 29 percent.

The current rise in gasoline and diesel prices provides another argument in favor of electric drive systems. International crises will continue to have an impact at the gas station. The faster the switch to electric vehicles progresses, the less Germany will be dependent on oil imports and fluctuating fuel prices for its transport needs.

It would be good for the development of new private registrations if the federal government were to quickly publish the concrete guidelines for promoting electric cars and enable applications to be submitted. In addition, the federal government still has some leeway to facilitate the switch to electric cars and accelerate the transition:

  • Transparent and fair charging prices by establishing a nationwide market transparency agency for charging infrastructure and consistently enforcing EU requirements for non-discriminatory prices.
  • Better access to charging infrastructure by removing bureaucratic hurdles to the expansion of private charging infrastructure and providing targeted support for charging points in apartment buildings.
  • Reform company car taxation (increase the flat rate for combustion engines from 1 to 1.5 percent of the list price).
  • Increase planning security through an ambitious and reliable continuation of CO2 fleet limits and an orderly transition of CO2 pricing for fuels into European emissions trading.

More Information

Read the blog post “Electric car subsidy: An important step – more should follow” by Marion Vieweg-Mersmann of Agora Verkehrswende to find out how the planned purchase subsidy could be improved and what else is needed.

Read our detailed recommendations in the analysis “Effectively promoting private electric mobility”.

Notes on the older graphics:

In addition to the current sales figures for the past month, you find a few more graphics from recent months and years above.

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