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
| October | January – October | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +/- (%) | +/- (%) | Share of total car market |
Market share VDIK (%) |
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| BEV | 37,334 | 4,3 | 424,623 | 37,7 | 18,0 | 39 | |
| PHEV | 16,361 | -49,0 | 139,706 | -43,6 | 5,9 | 34 | |
| FCEV | 3 | -92,1 | 255 | -61,7 | 0,0 | 90 | |
| Electric Vehicles (total) | 53,698 | -20,9 | 564,584 | 1,4 | 24,0 | 38 | |
| HEV including: |
57,575 | 57,9 | 548,430 | 43,9 | 23,3 | 43 | |
| full hybrid | 8,253 | 35,5 | 78,535 | 32,2 | 3,3 | 94 | |
| mild hybrid | 49,332 | 62,4 | 469,895 | 61,3 | 19,9 | 35 | |
| CNG | 65 | -48,4 | 1,254 | -22,1 | 0,1 | 61 | |
| LPG | 1,089 | 17,5 | 10,914 | -11,5 | 0,5 | 98 | |
| Alternative Drivetrains (total) | 112,427 | 6,7 | 1,125,182 | 18,2 | 47,7 | 41 | |
| Petrol | 71,646 | 7,5 | 822,135 | 13,2 | 34,9 | 39 | |
| Diesel | 34,881 | -4,6 | 409,708 | 2,8 | 17,4 | 32 | |
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| Passenger car (total) | 218,959 | 4,9 | 2,357,025 | 13,5 | 39 | ||
| 2021 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Change(%) | Int. manufacturers (VDIK, %) | Number | Change(%) | Int. manufacturers (VDIK, %) | |
| BEV | 470,559 | 32 | 41 | 355,961 | 83 | 38 |
| PHEV | 362,093 | 11 | 42 | 325,449 | 62 | 35 |
| FCEV | 835 | 80 | 98 | 454 | 47 | 100 |
| Electric vehicles (total) | 833,487 | 22 | 41 | 681,864 | 73 | 26 |
| Hybrids | 465,228 | 8 | 45 | 429,139 | 31 | 51 |
| CNG | 1,846 | -53 | 69 | 3,916 | -45 | 80 |
| LPG | 15,006 | 48 | 99 | 10,118 | 55 | 98 |
| Alternative drivetrains (total) | 1,315,567 | 17 | 43 | 1,736,035 | 53 | 43 |
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