Electric cars have reached a historic milestone in the German automotive market by surpassing sales of diesel-powered vehicles for the first time.
Data released by Germany’s Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) shows that 84,057 fully electric cars were registered in June, an increase of 78.2% compared with the same period last year.
With this result, electric vehicles accounted for 28.4% of the 296,378 new vehicles registered during the month, narrowly surpassing conventional hybrids, which totaled 83,315 units, or 28.1%.
Gasoline-powered models recorded 60,796 units, while diesel vehicles totaled 33,862 registrations. Plug-in hybrids reached 32,212 units.
Among electric models, the Tesla Model Y topped the ranking with 6,023 units registered in June, while also taking third place on the overall list of the country’s best-selling vehicles.
It was followed by the Volkswagen ID.3, with 3,514 registrations, the Skoda Enyaq, with 3,383, the Skoda Elroq, with 3,315, and the BMW X1, with 2,628 units.
In the automakers’ ranking, Volkswagen maintained its lead in the German market with 51,058 registered vehicles, followed by BMW, with 26,119, and Skoda, with 24,963 units.
Despite the increase in sales, fully electric vehicles still represent only a small share of the country’s vehicle fleet. According to the KBA, they accounted for just 4.1% of the approximately 61 million vehicles registered in Germany at the beginning of 2026, while gasoline-powered cars still represented 59.3% of the national fleet.
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