Overview
- The KBA reports 2,034,260 battery‑electric passenger cars on 1 January 2026, the first time Germany’s BEV stock has exceeded two million.
- The BEV fleet grew by 382,617 year over year versus 545,142 new registrations in 2025, indicating substantial deregistrations, write‑offs or exports.
- Adoption is concentrated in large western and southern states, led by North Rhine‑Westphalia (454,783), Bavaria (395,271) and Baden‑Württemberg (322,060).
- Shares vary widely, with Hamburg at 5.3 percent and several eastern states around 2.0 to 2.3 percent of their car fleets.
- VW’s ID.3 is now the most common BEV in Germany (116,053), ahead of Tesla’s Model Y (106,184), and reports note that Chinese brands remain a minor presence as some automakers recalibrate EV plans.