Alternative drivetrains (market)

Alternative propulsion systems are the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions in transport. International manufacturers offer the entire range of low-emission vehicles. These include battery electric cars, plug-in hybrids, fuel cell vehicles, hybrids without connectors and also gas vehicles (CNG, LNG, LPG).

Passenger cars with alternative drive systems

  Dezember January – Dezember
    +/- (%) Share of total car market     +/- (%) Share of total car market
BEV 33.561 -38,6 14,9   380.609 -27,4 13,5
PHEV 19.103 6,8 8,5   191.905 9,2 6,8
FCEV 8 33,3 0,0   158 -39,9 0,0
Electric Vehicles (total) 52.672 -27,4 23,4   572.672 -18,2 20,3
HEV
including:
70.570 26,7 31,4   755.493 13,7 26,8
full hybrid 11.956 58,5 5,3   129.815 38,7 4,6
mild hybrid 58.614 21,7 26,1   625.678 9,6 22,2
CNG 0 -100,0 0,0   137 -89,7 0,0
LPG 1.113 -15,7 0,5   13.711 4,3 0,5
Alternative Drivetrains (total) 124.355 -4,0 55,3   1.342.013 -2,7 47,6
               
Petrol 69.333 -7,4 30,9   991.948 1,4 35,2
Diesel 31.031 -17,0 13,8   483.261 -0,7 17,2
               
Passenger car (total) 224.721 -7,1     2.817.331 -1,0  
2023 2022
Number Change(%) Number Change(%)
BEV 524,219 11,4 470,559 32
PHEV 175,724 -51,5 362,093 11
FCEV 263 -68,5 835 80
Electric vehicles (total) 700,206 -16,0 833,487 22
Hybrids 664,580 42,9 465,228 8
CNG 1,327 -28,1 1,846 -53
LPG 13,147 -12,4 15,006 48
Alternative drivetrains (total) 1,379,260 4,8 1,315,567 17

Glossary

BEV, Batterieelektrisches Fahrzeug, engl: Battery Electric Vehicle
PHEV, Plug-In-Hybrid, engl: Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
FCEV, Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug / Wasserstofffahrzeug, engl.: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Elektrofahrzeuge: BEV, PHEV und FCEV
HEV, Hybrid ohne Stecker bzw. nicht aufladbar, engl.: Hybrid Electric Vehicle
CNG, Gasförmiges Erdgas, engl: Compressed Natural Gas
LPG, Flüssiggas bzw. Autogas, engl: Liquified Petroleum Gas

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority, VDIK