Registrations: BEVs continue to decline, especially in companies - Hybrids are booming

In June, 132,861 passenger cars with alternative drives (pure electric drive, hybrids with and without plugs, as well as gas propulsion) were newly registered in Germany, according to the Association of Motor Vehicle Importers (VDIK). This corresponds to a decrease of 0.5 percent compared to the same month last year. The share of new registrations with alternative drives dropped to 44.7 percent in June, down from 47.7 percent in June 2023. Cumulatively, from January to June, 645,621 new vehicles with alternative drives hit the road. This represents an increase of 2.2 percent compared to the same period last year. In the first half of 2024, the share of alternative drives reached 43.9 percent, down from 45.2 percent in the comparable period of 2023.

BEV continue to decline: share at 14.6 percent

The new registrations of purely battery-electric passenger cars (BEV) fell by 18.1 percent in June to 43,412 units. The BEV share of total new passenger car registrations reached 14.6 percent. In June 2023, it was still 18.9 percent. Since the beginning of the year, a total of 184,125 BEVs (-16.4 percent) have been newly registered, with their share of passenger car registrations at 12.5 percent. There was a slight decrease in June’s new registrations of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV). A total of 15,391 PHEVs were newly registered, which is 3.4 percent less than in the same month last year. If the lower number of working days compared to the previous year is taken into account, this would result in a positive single-digit growth rate.

Since the beginning of the year, an 8.6 percent decline in BEV

The share of new passenger car registrations dropped to 5.2 percent (June 2023: 5.7 percent). From January to June 2024, 89,549 PHEVs were newly registered, which is 13.3 percent more than in the first six months of 2023. Together, electric vehicles (BEVs, plug-in hybrids, and fuel cell vehicles) in June accounted for a market share of 19.8 percent with 58,803 new registrations. This corresponds to a decrease of 14.7 percent compared to June of the previous year. Since the beginning of the year, the market for electric vehicles has been down by 8.6 percent. In the first six months, 273,708 electric vehicles were newly registered. The share of the total passenger car market was 18.6 percent.
 

Hybrids without plugs are booming

A positive growth of 16.5 percent was also achieved in June by hybrid vehicles without plugs. 72,579 new registrations correspond to a share of 24.4 percent of passenger car registrations (June 2023: 22.3 percent). In the first six months of 2024, hybrid vehicles without plugs increased by 12.3 percent to 363,966 new registrations, with the share rising to 24.7 percent (January-June 2023: 23.2 percent). Additionally, in June, 1,458 liquefied gas passenger cars (-30.9 percent) and 8 natural gas passenger cars (-94.9 percent) newly hit the road. New registrations of combustion-engine passenger cars reached 164,456 units in June, of which 111,768 were gasoline cars (+12.1 percent) and 52,688 were diesel cars (+12.4 percent). The share of gasoline cars in passenger car registrations was 37.6 percent, while diesel cars reached a share of 17.7 percent. Since the beginning of the year, 550,578 gasoline cars (+7.4 percent) and 275,352 diesel passenger cars (+8.9 percent) have been newly registered.

ADAC: BEVs below expectations - but significantly up compared to May

June is the month with the highest number of registrations so far this year. This is also reflected in the new registrations of pure electric cars. With 43,412 new registrations, the number increased very significantly compared to May (29,708). In terms of total registrations (297,329), BEVs (Battery Electric Vehicles) account for 14.6 percent. Despite the increase, the number of newly registered electric cars remains significantly below that of the previous year. In June 2023, 52,988 purely electric vehicles were registered. Currently, the level of BEV new registrations in the first half of 2024 is on par with that of 2022. Thus, 2023 remains the year with the highest number of registrations for electric cars to date.