Electromobility: German industry expects decline
MARKET The German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) expects sales of purely battery-electric passenger cars to increase by eight percent to around 510,000 units in the current year.
In the case of plug-in hybrids, the VDA expects sales to fall significantly to around 255,000 units due to the discontinuation of subsidies at the end of 2022. That would be around 30 percent fewer than last year.
Overall, the VDA expects sales of around 765,000 BEVs and PHEVs. This corresponds to a decline of around eight percent compared with the previous year. The share of e-models in total registrations is likely to fall slightly by three percentage points to 28 percent compared with 2022, the industry association reckons.
Confidence in electromobility
VDA President Hildegard Müller: "January's new registration figures already showed a significant decline in e-registrations. And we expect the reduction in subsidies for purely battery-electric passenger cars and the removal of subsidies for plug-in hybrids to continue to have a negative impact on the ramp-up of electromobility."
This makes it all the more important to boost people's confidence in electromobility in other ways. Above all, it's about being able to charge at any time and anywhere without complications.
Hildegard Müller: "But that is not the case everywhere at the moment. More speed is needed in expanding the charging infrastructure, because there is still a large gap between e-cars and charging points."
One million charging points by 2030
Statistically, there are currently 23 electric cars per charging point in Germany. To achieve the German government's target of one million charging points by 2030, the average rate of expansion would have to increase fivefold. In addition, consumers are currently unsettled by the high electricity prices. They need to be reduced permanently. In addition, taxes, charges and levies in the energy sector should generally be put to the test.
