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Die Geschichte der Elektromobilität in Deutschland war bisher von Schwankungen geprägt, die oft mit dem Auslaufen staatlicher Förderungen korrelierten.
Bisher war die Geschichte der Elektromobilität in Deutschland eine mit vielen Rückschlägen. Schaut man sich die Zahlen an, wie viele elektrische Neuwagen jeden Monat für den Straßenverkehr zugelassen werden, war es lange Zeit ein stetes Auf und Ab. Nur vereinzelt schoss die Zahl der Neuzulassungen nach oben, etwa wenn eine staatliche Förderung auslief und viele Käufer diese noch schnell mitnehmen wollten. Danach pendelte es sich wieder auf niedrigerem Niveau ein.
Jetzt aber gibt es einen klaren Trend, der seit Monaten nicht abbricht: Im September hatten in Deutschland erstmals 34,5 Prozent der neu zugelassenen Autos einen batterieelektrischen Antrieb. Genau genommen sind 88.599 neue Elektroautos im vergangenen Monat auf die Straße gekommen, teilte an diesem Montag das Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt in Flensburg mit. Ein neuer Monatsrekord.

The fuel discount of 16.7 cents per liter was intended to relieve drivers, but fuel prices rose again just a few days after its introduction. Super E10 cost a nationwide average of 2.137 euros per liter on Sunday - 2.3 cents more than on Thursday. Diesel prices rose by 0.9 cents to 2.253 euros. Cheap offers under two euros are becoming rarer, while the industry association En2x emphasizes that the discount will be passed on in full, but points to increased world market prices.

Just a few days after the reintroduction of the fuel discount, fuel prices are again above the level at the start of the tax cut. According to ADAC, a liter of Super E10 cost an average of 2.137 euros nationwide on Sunday - 2.3 cents more than at the start of the measure. The price of diesel rose to 2.253 euros per liter, an increase of 0.9 cents. The ADAC explains that although the energy tax cut led to a significant drop in prices, the relief is already disappearing again. There is currently no obvious explanation for the price increase for Super E10, as the oil price and exchange rate have hardly changed.

The German stock market started the new week almost unchanged, although the US Federal Reserve Bank is unlikely to raise interest rates in October and oil prices have fallen slightly. The DAX rose 0.1 percent to 25,254 points, while the euro fell below $1.12 for the first time since May 2025. Political uncertainty in Europe and the USA is weighing on sentiment, while weaker US labor market data has dampened interest rate concerns somewhat. The consumer climate index also fell before the Christmas shopping season, while defense stocks benefited from a new aid package for Ukraine.

The Munich start-up Robco has completed a round of financing and is now valued at more than a billion dollars. Company boss Roman Hölzl assumes that sales will triple this year. The company is developing a modular system for industrial robots with a focus on physical AI and has already sold more than 1,000 systems.

France and Germany have formulated joint demands to give the EU more resources in the trade dispute with countries such as China and the USA, including the introduction of a so-called “kill switch”. This is reported exclusively by Handelsblatt. The podcast also presents the current insider barometer, in which three DAX bosses bought more shares in their own companies despite falling share prices.

The Dax closed unchanged at 25,254 points, while the euro fell to its lowest level since May 2025 due to political uncertainty in France and Spain. At the same time, the G7 countries announced the release of 100 million barrels of emergency oil reserves, and Deutsche Telekom held its first AI investor day.