Electric cars outsold every other fuel type in Europe’s biggest car market for the first time.
Germany’s new car registrations saw EVs climb to the top spot last month.
It’s a historic shift in a country that’s long been associated with high-powered gas and diesel cars, but there’s more work to be done.
The automotive history books will need a new page sooner rather than later, after electric cars outsold every other fuel type in Germany for the first time. It’s a huge shift in Europe’s biggest car market, which has traditionally been associated with diesel-powered cars that could travel hundreds of miles at highway speeds without breaking a sweat.
According to the country’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), Germans registered 84,057 new electric cars in June, representing a 78.2% year-over-year increase. Traditional hybrids saw 83,315 registrations, followed by gas cars with 60,796 registrations, diesel with 33,862 registrations, and plug-in hybrids with 32,212 registrations.
