Higher demand abroad than at home for German e-cars
IW Köln
German carmakers are keeping up in the international race for electro mobility, even though it remains a niche market in Germany itself, the Cologne Institute for Economic Research (IW Köln) says in its weekly newsletter. “Germany is not the leading market for e-mobility, but German carmakers can still become leading manufacturers,” the IW says. German carmakers had a market share of 19 percent of all e-cars sold globally in 2016, compared to a 23 percent share in conventional passenger cars. Fewer e-cars were sold in Germany in the first half of 2017 than in Norway, despite its population being 15 times the size.
Read more about German carmakers’ fight for the top-spot in e-mobility in the CLEW dossier.
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