The double drive train is becoming increasingly unattractive for car manufacturers.
(Photo: dpa)
Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Munich For the German auto industry, the plug-in hybrid has been the preferred answer to challenger Tesla with its electric cars in recent years. The vehicles with the two drives, i.e. a combustion engine and an electric motor, were considered to be bridging technology. They should buy the industry time to cope with the transformation to electromobility technically and in a socially acceptable manner for the employees.
But the bridge to the future is evidently shorter than expected. The plug-in hybrid threatens to become obsolete prematurely in Germany. This is indicated by the current registration numbers that the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) published on Tuesday.
With 33,655 registrations, electric cars reached a new high in September. Compared to the same month last year, the number is almost 59 percent higher. For plug-in hybrids, registrations only rose by 13.5 percent to 22,842 units.
Read on now
Get access to this and every other article in the
Web and in our app for 4 weeks free of charge.
Further
Read on now
Get access to this and every other article in the
Web and in our app for 4 weeks free of charge.
Further