ADAC: Tariffs would further depress electric car sales

The EU tariffs now planned on electric cars from China and the associated rising prices of these models will likely also continue to depress registration numbers, according to the automotive club ADAC. In recent months, about ten percent of newly registered pure electric cars in Germany came from Chinese manufacturers, with this figure rising to 14.4 percent in May 2024. But it's not just Chinese manufacturers that would be affected. Vehicles from German manufacturers intended for the domestic market are also produced in China. The ADAC opposes the planned EU tariffs on electric cars from China, especially in light of the urgently needed transportation transformation and the political goal of having 15 million e-vehicles by 2030.

Fewer people are still buying electric cars than politically desired: With 29,708 newly registered electric cars, the numbers in May remain at a low level. This continues the general trend even for purely battery-powered vehicles, as fewer cars were registered in May than in the months of April and March. In May of the previous year, 42,780 pure electric vehicles were registered.