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Germany’s electric vehicle market showed a marked recovery between January and November 2025, according to the latest monitoring report New registrations of passenger cars with electric powertrains 2025 published by the German Energy Agency (dena).
After a sharp decline in the previous year, registrations of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) rose to around 490,000 units by the end of November 2025, reaching a new record and accounting for 4.1% of Germany’s total passenger car fleet. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) also recorded strong growth, with new registrations increasing by 63% year on year, from 173,000 to 281,000 vehicles.
Overall, cars with electric powertrains, including plug-in hybrids, represented 30% of all new passenger car registrations in Germany, an increase of 10 percentage points compared with the same period in 2024.
“The data show that demand for plug-in hybrids is developing dynamically and that the market for fully electric cars is regaining momentum,” said Kristina Haverkamp, managing director of dena, noting that almost one in five newly registered passenger cars in 2025 was fully electric despite the absence of purchase subsidies.
German manufacturers continued to dominate the domestic EV market. Four of the five best-selling BEV brands were German, and the five top-selling fully electric models all came from the Volkswagen Group. Chinese brands increased their presence but remained in the mid-to-lower range of registration figures.
Conventional powertrains continued to lose ground. Petrol cars remained the most common drivetrain among new registrations, but sales declined by 22% year on year, while diesel registrations fell by 19%.
According to the report, the findings confirm that the transition from internal combustion engines towards more sustainable powertrains is underway. After last year’s contraction, EV registrations have stabilised, and planned support measures for 2026 could further strengthen the upward trend.