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
|  | August | January – August | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | +/- (%) | Â | Â | +/- (%) | Share of total car market |
| BEV | 28,860 | 80 | Â | 203,040 | 163 | Â |
| PHEV including: |
24,497 | 43 | Â | 218,222 | 154 | Â |
| PHEV – Petrol | 22,870 | 46 |  | 203,215 | 162 |  |
| PHEV – Diesel | 1,627 | 15 |  | 14,999 | 84 |  |
| FCEV | 38 | 19 | Â | 296 | 47 | Â |
| Electric Vehicles (total) | 53,395 | 61 | Â | 421,558 | 158 | 23 |
| HEV including: |
36,223 | 25 | Â | 296,691 | 72 | Â |
| HEV – Petrol | 25,305 | 25 |  | 191,535 | 69 |  |
| HEV – Diesel | 10,916 | 22 |  | 105,150 | 80 |  |
| CNG | 199 | -70 | Â | 3,072 | -40 | Â |
| LPG | 711 | -8 | Â | 5,315 | 116 | Â |
| Alternative Drivetrains (total) | 90,528 | 42 | Â | 726,636 | 112 | 40 |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Petrol | 68,598 | -42 | Â | 698,588 | -22 | 38 |
| Diesel | 34,171 | -51 | Â | 395,322 | -27 | 22 |
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| 2020 | 2019 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Change(%) | Int. manufacturers (VDIK, %) | Number | Change(%) | Int. manufacturers (VDIK, %) | |
| BEV | 194.163 | 207 | 40 | 63.281 | 75,5 | 33 |
| PHEV | 200.468 | 342 | 26 | 45.348 | 44,2 | 32 |
| FCEV | 308 | 48 | 100 | 208 | 37,7 | 99 |
| Electric vehicles (total) | 394.939 | 263 | 33 | 108.837 | 60,9 | 33 |
| Hybrids | 327.394 | 69 | 45 | 193.901 | 96,2 | 39 |
| CNG | 7.159 | -6 | 77 | 7.623 | -29,4 | 57 |
| LPG | 6.543 | -10 | 98 | 7.256 | 55,6 | 95 |
| Alternative drivetrains (total) | 736.035 | 132 | 39 | 317.617 | 74,6 | 39 |
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