{"id":2599,"date":"2019-09-26T17:24:09","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T15:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdik.de\/alternative-drivetrains-market\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T12:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:54:10","slug":"alternative-drivetrains-market","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdik.de\/en\/topics\/automotive-market\/alternative-drivetrains-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative drivetrains (market)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alternative drivetrains (market)<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Passenger cars with alternative drive systems<\/h4><\/div>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/th>\nJanuary<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/th>\n\u00a0<\/th>\n+\/- (%)<\/th>\nShare of total car market (%)<\/th>\nShare of international brands (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
BEV<\/td>\n42.692<\/td>\n23,8<\/td>\n22,0<\/td>\n44,9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHEV<\/td>\n21.790<\/td>\n23,0<\/td>\n11,2<\/td>\n34,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FCEV<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0,0<\/td>\n0,0<\/td>\n100,0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electric Vehicles (total)<\/td>\n64.484<\/td>\n23,5<\/td>\n33,2<\/td>\n41,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HEV including:<\/td>\n58.206<\/td>\n-1,8<\/td>\n30,0<\/td>\n42,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
full-hybrid<\/td>\n9.054<\/td>\n17,9<\/td>\n4,7<\/td>\n89,4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
mild-hybrid<\/td>\n49.152<\/td>\n-4,7<\/td>\n25,3<\/td>\n34,1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CNG<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0,0<\/td>\n0,0<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LPG<\/td>\n280<\/td>\n-67,4<\/td>\n0,1<\/td>\n97,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alternative Drives (total)<\/td>\n122.970<\/td>\n9,5<\/td>\n63,4<\/td>\n42,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Petrol<\/td>\n43.695<\/td>\n-29,9<\/td>\n22,5<\/td>\n42,5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diesel<\/td>\n27.309<\/td>\n-17,1<\/td>\n14,1<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Passenger car (total)<\/td>\n193.981<\/td>\n-6,6<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n42,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>
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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/th>\n2025<\/th>\n2024<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/th>\nNumber<\/th>\nChange (%)<\/th>\nNumber<\/th>\nChange (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
BEV<\/td>\n545.142<\/td>\n-27,4<\/td>\n380.609<\/td>\n-27,4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PHEV<\/td>\n311.398<\/td>\n9,2<\/td>\n191.905<\/td>\n9,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FCEV<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n-39,9<\/td>\n158<\/td>\n-39,9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Electric vehicles (total)<\/td>\n856.589<\/td>\n-18,2<\/td>\n572.672<\/td>\n-18,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hybrids<\/td>\n816.111<\/td>\n13,7<\/td>\n775.493<\/td>\n13,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CNG<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n-89,7<\/td>\n137<\/td>\n\u201389,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LPG<\/td>\n12.079<\/td>\n4,3<\/td>\n13.711<\/td>\n4,3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alternative drivetrains (total)<\/td>\n1.379.260<\/td>\n-2,7<\/td>\n1.342.013<\/td>\n-2,7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>

Glossary<\/h4><\/div>

BEV, Batterieelektrisches Fahrzeug, engl: Battery Electric Vehicle
\nPHEV, Plug-In-Hybrid, engl: Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
\nFCEV, Brennstoffzellenfahrzeug \/ Wasserstofffahrzeug, engl.: Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
\nElektrofahrzeuge: BEV, PHEV und FCEV
\nHEV, Hybrid ohne Stecker bzw. nicht aufladbar, engl.: Hybrid Electric Vehicle
\nCNG, Gasf\u00f6rmiges Erdgas, engl: Compressed Natural Gas
\nLPG, Fl\u00fcssiggas bzw. Autogas, engl: Liquified Petroleum Gas<\/p>\n<\/div>

Source: Federal Motor Transport Authority, VDIK<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

From the field of Automotive market<\/strong><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>
International manufacturers<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div>
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Alternative drivetrains<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Passenger car market<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div>
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Vehicle population<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Commercial vehicle market<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2752,"menu_order":34,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2599","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAlternative drivetrains (market) | VDIK - Verband der Internationalen Kraftfahrzeughersteller e.V.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdik.de\/en\/topics\/automotive-market\/alternative-drivetrains-market\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alternative drivetrains (market) | VDIK - Verband der Internationalen Kraftfahrzeughersteller e.V.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.vdik.de\/en\/topics\/automotive-market\/alternative-drivetrains-market\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"VDIK - 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