More than one in three new cars in September was an electric car

More than every third newly registered car in Germany in September was an electric car.

The number was 88,600 vehicles, as the Federal Motor Transport Authority announced. This corresponded to a share of 34.5 percent of all new registrations and an increase of 95 percent compared to September 2025. One reason for the development is likely to be the federal government's new electric car bonus.

In September – as in previous months – only cars with hybrid drives were even more popular than purely electric cars. The number of new registrations was 98,900 cars or 38.5 percent of all newly registered vehicles. Passenger cars powered by diesel or gasoline totaled around 67,700 new registrations.