E-cars are becoming increasingly popular in Germany, but there are big regional differences. While the share in some cities is already around 5 percent, some towns and districts do not even reach half a percent. There are also clear differences between western and eastern Germany.
E-cars: distribution in Germany varies greatly
The spread of electric cars has increased significantly in recent times. However, a new study by Zeit Online now shows that it is clear regional differences are. A clear division of Germany into West and East is also noticeable on the map. Only Berlin and parts of Brandenburg can keep up with the old Federal Republic in terms of the proportion of e-cars.
Unsurprisingly, the German car cities are often ahead of others in the rankings. Of the The highest proportion of e-cars is in the “golf city” of Wolfsburg with 5.62 percent, followed by Wiesbaden (4.34 percent), Ingolstadt (3.36 percent), Braunschweig (3.32 percent) and Stuttgart (2.77 percent), which is popular with foreign car manufacturers. The high proportion in Wiesbaden is likely to be related to the car sharing provider WeShare, which registers its cars there (fully electric ID.3 and ID.4 from VW).
Drivers in Oberspreewald-Lausitz think the least of electrically powered cars. The share is here at just 0.36 percent. In Görlitz it looks only slightly better with 0.4 percent. It is followed by Salzlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt, Elbe-Elster in Brandenburg and the Mecklenburg Lake District, each with 0.44 percent.
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Electric cars: Saxony-Anhalt remains at the bottom
As already established in previous surveys, Saxony-Anhalt is in last place among the federal states when it comes to the share of e-cars. Only 0.59 percent of cars are operated electrically. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania came second to last with 0.63 percent.
In the city-state of Hamburg, 1.61 percent drive of cars are electric, in Baden-Württemberg it is 1.55 percent, followed by Hesse with 1.46 percent in third place (source: Zeit Online).