Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by battery electric cars on the road

Oberbayern had the highest battery electric cars on the road of 38 regions in 2020, at 26,732. Bremen had the lowest, at 1,509. The median was 6,896 and the figure for Germany was 309,083. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest26,732Oberbayern
Lowest1,509Bremen
Median6,89638 regions
Germany309,083History

All regions, 2020

Oberbayern: 26,732 countOberbayern26,732Stuttgart: 23,198 countStuttgart23,198Düsseldorf: 16,609 countDüsseldorf16,609Darmstadt: 16,473 countDarmstadt16,473Braunschweig: 16,000 countBraunschweig16,000Köln: 15,679 countKöln15,679Karlsruhe: 12,474 countKarlsruhe12,474Schleswig-Holstein: 12,011 countSchleswig-Holstein12,011Arnsberg: 11,750 countArnsberg11,750Freiburg: 10,551 countFreiburg10,551Detmold: 9,455 countDetmold9,455Münster: 9,244 countMünster9,244Berlin: 9,085 countBerlin9,085Tübingen: 8,027 countTübingen8,027Weser-Ems: 7,857 countWeser-Ems7,857Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 7,093 countRheinhessen-Pfalz7,093Schwaben: 7,064 countSchwaben7,064Hamburg: 7,035 countHamburg7,035Mittelfranken: 6,937 countMittelfranken6,937Hannover: 6,854 countHannover6,854Unterfranken: 5,972 countUnterfranken5,972Brandenburg: 5,835 countBrandenburg5,835Lüneburg: 5,635 countLüneburg5,635Thüringen: 5,558 countThüringen5,558Koblenz: 4,654 countKoblenz4,654Niederbayern: 4,639 countNiederbayern4,639Kassel: 4,337 countKassel4,337Oberpfalz: 4,148 countOberpfalz4,148Oberfranken: 4,057 countOberfranken4,057Gießen: 3,490 countGießen3,490Sachsen-Anhalt: 3,376 countSachsen-Anhalt3,376Saarland: 2,941 countSaarland2,941Dresden: 2,901 countDresden2,901Chemnitz: 2,770 countChemnitz2,770Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 2,671 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern2,671Leipzig: 2,307 countLeipzig2,307Trier: 1,817 countTrier1,817Bremen: 1,509 countBremen1,509Oberbayern: 26,732 countOberbayern26,732Stuttgart: 23,198 countStuttgart23,198Düsseldorf: 16,609 countDüsseldorf16,609Darmstadt: 16,473 countDarmstadt16,473Braunschweig: 16,000 countBraunschweig16,000Köln: 15,679 countKöln15,679Karlsruhe: 12,474 countKarlsruhe12,474Schleswig-Holstein: 12,011 countSchleswig-Holstein12,011Arnsberg: 11,750 countArnsberg11,750Freiburg: 10,551 countFreiburg10,551Detmold: 9,455 countDetmold9,455Münster: 9,244 countMünster9,244Berlin: 9,085 countBerlin9,085Tübingen: 8,027 countTübingen8,027Weser-Ems: 7,857 countWeser-Ems7,857Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 7,093 countRheinhessen-Pfalz7,093Schwaben: 7,064 countSchwaben7,064Hamburg: 7,035 countHamburg7,035Mittelfranken: 6,937 countMittelfranken6,937Hannover: 6,854 countHannover6,854Unterfranken: 5,972 countUnterfranken5,972Brandenburg: 5,835 countBrandenburg5,835Lüneburg: 5,635 countLüneburg5,635Thüringen: 5,558 countThüringen5,558Koblenz: 4,654 countKoblenz4,654Niederbayern: 4,639 countNiederbayern4,639Kassel: 4,337 countKassel4,337Oberpfalz: 4,148 countOberpfalz4,148Oberfranken: 4,057 countOberfranken4,057Gießen: 3,490 countGießen3,490Sachsen-Anhalt: 3,376 countSachsen-Anhalt3,376Saarland: 2,941 countSaarland2,941Dresden: 2,901 countDresden2,901Chemnitz: 2,770 countChemnitz2,770Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: 2,671 countMecklenburg-Vorpommern2,671Leipzig: 2,307 countLeipzig2,307Trier: 1,817 countTrier1,817Bremen: 1,509 countBremen1,509
count. Source: Eurostat, Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankRegions2020
count
Change on 2019
1Oberbayern26,732+79.1%
2Stuttgart23,198+104.9%
3Düsseldorf16,609+142%
4Darmstadt16,473+120.3%
5Braunschweig16,000+278.5%
6Köln15,679+134.1%
7Karlsruhe12,474+122.2%
8Schleswig-Holstein12,011+143.8%
9Arnsberg11,750+152.7%
10Freiburg10,551+141.3%
11Detmold9,455+139.9%
12Münster9,244+164.4%
13Berlin9,085+85.9%
14Tübingen8,027+125.7%
15Weser-Ems7,857+156.7%
16Rheinhessen-Pfalz7,093+122%
17Schwaben7,064+113.9%
18Hamburg7,035+107.2%
19Mittelfranken6,937+99.3%
20Hannover6,854+137.3%
21Unterfranken5,972+107.6%
22Brandenburg5,835+131.5%
23Lüneburg5,635+143.4%
24Thüringen5,558+70.3%
25Koblenz4,654+155.2%
26Niederbayern4,639+110.8%
27Kassel4,337+161.7%
28Oberpfalz4,148+108.3%
29Oberfranken4,057+126.6%
30Gießen3,490+127.2%
31Sachsen-Anhalt3,376+153.5%
32Saarland2,941+166.4%
33Dresden2,901+114.7%
34Chemnitz2,770+179%
35Mecklenburg-Vorpommern2,671+166.3%
36Leipzig2,307+110.9%
37Trier1,817+173.6%
38Bremen1,509+100.7%

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About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the regions are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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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Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst) (Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by battery electric cars on the road, 2020) [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), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by battery electric cars on the road, 2020. Eurostat, European Commission, 31 Aug. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/germany-regions?period=2020. 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). Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by battery electric cars on the road, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/germany-regions?period=2020.

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Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Stock of electric vehicles by category and NUTS 2 region, passenger cars, number (tran_r_elvehst), Regions of Germany (NUTS 2) by battery electric cars on the road, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/tran_r_elvehst/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/battery-electric-cars-on-the-road/germany-regions?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which region has the highest battery electric cars on the road?

Oberbayern, with 26,732 in 2020, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which region has the lowest battery electric cars on the road?

Bremen, with 1,509 in 2020.

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