The German Automotive Industry Is Already The European Champion In Electromobility
In the current electric car boom, German manufacturers see themselves clearly ahead across Europe - and also have a clear advantage over the American electric car pioneer Elon Musk with his Tesla brand. "The German automotive industry is already the European champion in electromobility," said the President of the VDA, Hildegard Müller.
German manufacturers are leaders in the European market and have significantly increased their market share in the current year. "This is all the more remarkable because with 600,000 new
electric cars in Europe, the total number has almost doubled this year. Europe has even overtaken the Chinese e-market. And:
Europe has 60 percent more electric cars on the road than the USA "said Müller. In the domestic market alone, the German manufacturers increased their market share significantly from 50 percent to 66 percent in the first three quarters.
The demand for e-cars has recently risen significantly across Europe, also because of increased government purchase premiums, which are intended to boost demand in the midst of the corona pandemic. In October, the number of newly registered cars with electric or plug-in hybrid drives was almost 48,000 according to figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). That corresponds to a market share in the month of 17.5 percent. For comparison: In January, with a good 16,000 cars, it was still a market share of 6.7 percent. The federal government considers seven to ten million e-cars on German roads in Germany to be necessary by 2030 in order to achieve climate protection goals.