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Battery electric cars on the road in Germany

Battery electric cars on the road in Germany was 1.65 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 17.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

2024, count1,651,643
Change on 2023+17.2%
Rank1st of 26EU countries ranked
Series high1,651,6432024
Series low83,1752018

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Battery electric cars on the road in Germany, 2018 to 2024

0500K1M1.5M2M20182019202020212022202320242018: 83,175 count2019: 136,617 count2020: 309,083 count2021: 618,460 count2022: 1,013,009 count2023: 1,408,681 count2024: 1,651,643 count0500K1M1.5M2M2018202120242018: 83,175 count2019: 136,617 count2020: 309,083 count2021: 618,460 count2022: 1,013,009 count2023: 1,408,681 count2024: 1,651,643 count
count. Source: Eurostat, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-31.
All 7 values
Periodcount
20241,651,643
20231,408,681
20221,013,009
2021618,460
2020309,083
2019136,617
201883,175

Germany compared with nearby places

Austria: 200,603 countBelgium: 303,784 countCyprus: 3,317 countCzechia: 36,341 countGermany: 1,651,643 countDenmark: 344,440 countEstonia: 8,111 countSpain: 208,240 countFinland: 122,163 countFrance: 1,132,210 countGreece: 17,987 countCroatia: 10,045 countHungary: 60,211 countIreland: 76,033 countItaly: 279,607 countLithuania: 15,741 countLuxembourg: 32,618 countLatvia: 9,234 countMalta: 7,301 countNetherlands: 569,144 countPoland: 62,182 countPortugal: 165,316 countRomania: 49,594 countSweden: 358,260 countSlovenia: 16,944 countSlovakia: 14,612 count
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Battery electric cars on the road, 2024, count. Germany is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Eurostat, European Commission. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Passenger cars powered only by electricity registered at the end of the year (the stock, not new registrations).

Counts cars on the register on 31 December, as reported by national vehicle registers to Eurostat. Plug-in hybrids, other hybrids and hydrogen cars are not included. Germany counts its register on 1 January of the following year, so its 2024 value is the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) figure for 1 January 2025. Regions use NUTS 2024 codes; a few countries report no regional breakdown.

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Eurostat. Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst) (Battery electric cars on the road, Germany, 2018 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table

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Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst), Battery electric cars on the road, Germany, 2018 to 2024. Eurostat, European Commission, 31 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/germany. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Battery electric cars on the road, Germany, 2018 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/germany.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst), Battery electric cars on the road, Germany, 2018 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/germany (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the battery electric cars on the road in Germany?

Battery electric cars on the road in Germany was 1.65 million in 2024, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 17.2% from 2023. That is the 1st highest of 26 EU countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest battery electric cars on the road in Germany?

1.65 million in 2024, the highest value since 2018 in this series.

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