cars - More cars registered in NRW - Electric cars are gaining ground
The number of cars registered in North Rhine-Westphalia increased last year. At the beginning of 2024, a total of 10.6 million passenger cars were registered for road traffic in the state, according to the Statistical Office in Düsseldorf. This is 0.8% more than the previous year. The number of electric cars in particular increased by 37.9% to 306,100. The number of hybrid cars rose by 23.3% to 650,800. However, the share of vehicles with hybrid or electric drive in the total inventory is still relatively low.
6.7 million of the cars registered in NRW at the beginning of 2024 were gasoline-powered. This corresponds to a market share of 63.2%. 2.8 million cars ran on diesel (26.5%), and 127,000 ran on gas (1.2%). 956,900 cars were equipped with hybrid or electric drive, which represents a market share of 9.1%. At the beginning of 2024, slightly more than one in five cars registered in Germany had a number plate from NRW.
- The automobile industry in North Rhine-Westphalia saw an increase in the registration of electric cars, with a staggering 37.9% growth last year.
- The automobile industry in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, reported that 306,100 electric cars were registered in the state's automobile industry during the beginning of 2024.
- While the automobile industry in North Rhine-Westphalia recorded a significant increase in electric cars, the majority of registered vehicles in the state continue to be gasoline-powered automobiles.
- The statistics from the Statistical Office in Düsseldorf reveal that electric cars are making strides in the North Rhine-Westphalia automobile industry, with a total of 306,100 electric cars registered in the automobile industry by the beginning of 2024.
