The number of electric cars worldwide had risen to 5.6 million in early 2019, up 64 percent from previous year. This is the second year running to see such accelerated growth. China and the USA, the biggest markets, are propelling this steep growth. China re-mains the undisputed global leader with a total of 2.6 million e-cars. It is followed by the USA with 1.1 million e-cars. Just short of 142,000 electric vehicles are now rolling on Germany’s roads. The new figures are sourced from a recent survey conducted by the Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW). According to its scientists, Tesla accounts for the largest number of newly registered vehicles, nearly 234,000, followed by the Chinese brands BYD and BAIC. The most successful German manufacturer was BMW, taking sixth place with close to 87,000 electric cars, followed by VW in ninth place.
It was a record-setting year for first-time registrations with more than 2.2 million registered worldwide in 2018, a remarkable 75 percent increase. This growth spurt also carried over from the previous year. “The German automotive industry should bring cell manufacturing capabilities of its own to this multi-billion-euro market. This way, it could secure batteries’ high share of value-add in electric cars and be less dependent on offshore supplies,” says Prof. Frithjof Staiß, Managing Director of the ZSW.
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SOURCE: ZSW
