> The decline in Germany was marked, with a 30.6 percent fall in new BEV registrations, although France recorded modest growth at 5.4 percent.
Important context: Until the end of last year, germany subsidised the purchase of BEVs with 3000-4500 euros. Now that is gone, so that might explain why the decline is so drastic.
The purchase of plug-in hybrids was also subsidised (leading to reports of buyers who just collected the subsidy, but never actually charged their cars), so that doesn't explain why their market share actually increased.
...plus these are just the figures for May 2024 compared to the same month last year, which are not really that representative.
Important context: Until the end of last year, germany subsidised the purchase of BEVs with 3000-4500 euros. Now that is gone, so that might explain why the decline is so drastic.