Even if the transition to electric cars is not making much progress in Germany, only a few countries in Europe are faster.
In Germany, a slightly higher proportion of all-electric cars were registered last year than the European Union average. The share of first-time registrations in Germany was 18.4 percent compared to the EU average of 14.6 percent, according to the Federal Statistical Office. This means that the share in Germany was 0.6 percentage points higher than in the previous year.
Otherwise, a clear north-south divide can be observed. Within the EU, Sweden, Denmark and Finland are leading with electric shares of more than a third. The fewest new electric cars, however, were registered in Croatia (2.6 percent) and Slovakia (2.9 percent). The European countries with the highest proportion of electric registrations remain the non-EU states Norway (81.2 percent) and Iceland (52.8 percent).
Regardless of the type of drive, Germany has a comparatively high proportion of very new cars. In Germany, 14.8 percent of the approximately 49.1 million cars are less than two years old. Only Luxembourg has a higher rate at 19 percent. There are particularly many old cars in Romania, Finland and Estonia, where every third car is older than 20 years.
Communication from Destatis
Source: Stern
