New electric and hybrid vehicle registrations in September 2026

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In September, according to Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), 256,774 new passenger cars were registered. This represented a 9.0 percent increase compared to the previous month.

The number of new gasoline-powered cars dropped by 29.2 percent to 44,632 compared to the same period last year, accounting for 17.4 percent of total registrations. The share of diesel-powered cars in registration statistics was 9.0 percent, with 23,058 vehicles registered, following a 20.1 percent decline.

In terms of electrified vehicles, pure electric cars saw a 94.7 percent increase with 88,599 new registrations, accounting for 34.5 percent of the total. Additionally, 98,871 hybrid vehicles were registered (+1.7 %/38.5 %), including 27,861 plug-in hybrids (+0.0 %/10.8 %).

The average CO2 emissions dropped by 19.6 percent in September, reaching 82.7 g/km.

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