Tesla Despite a generally increasing demand for electric cars in May Germany continued. According to the Federal Motor Transport Authority, the US car maker only sold 1210 vehicles on Wednesday, which is a third less than a year ago.
In the meantime, 18 percent of new cars in Germany have a pure electric drive. However, the demand for these cars had decreased massively a year ago after the abruptly from state funding.
Berlin plans e-car funding
Experts are now expecting a new thrust for the coming months. The Federal Government also wants to promote electromobility. A According to the draft law, according to the draft law If companies are to be able to copy these vehicles by 75 percent in the first year, the price limit of company cars will also increase by 25,000 euros to EUR 100,000.
The Autoverband VDA said that this could “do valuable and sustainable impulses for the market development of e-mobility”. However, the measures announced in the coalition agreement are also necessary for private customers and the used car market, said Imelda Labbé, President of the Importeurs Association VDIK. “Only if car buyers reliably know what costs will come to you when buying or leasing will you choose an electric car.”
According to the KBA, a total of 239,297 cars were approved for the first time in May, which is 1.2 percent more than in the previous year. Among other things, it went up for Volkswagen,, BMW and Mercedes while Audi and Opel lost to the ground.
For the first five months, the new registrations of all manufacturers add up to 1.15 million cars, which is 2.4 percent less than a year ago. According to the VDA, the German car market remains about a quarter below the level of 2019.