Under pressure – also in operation

More and more companies want to drive emission-free. They can plan their investments in vehicles and charging infrastructure without worrying about waiting months for cars.

This article is part of the special topic Electromobility for trades and medium-sized businesses

Im last year 2021 The number of sold vehicles worldwide Electric cars doubled2021 brought the automotive industry 4,2 million electric vehicles to the man or woman, in 2020 it was "only" 2,01 million, according to the global automotive specialist Jet. Growth drivers were the European and Chinese market, most successful electric car brand was Tesla with 900.000 models sold, followed by the VW Group with around 400.000. 

Diesel engines dominate the commercial vehicle sector

While some have already seen the electric car on the Triumphal march see, it looks in Commercial vehicle sector different. In heavy duty area There is generally a lack of a rich offer, light commercial vehicles The offer is already broad, but especially there dominated 2021 with a market share of 90,2 percent diesel engines, he has Manufacturers Association ACEA for the European market. The pure electric come in at 3,0 percent and land behind the petrol engines, which achieved a 3,8 percent market share in new registrations. Hybrid came to 1,9 percent, the remaining shares go to alternative drives, i.e. natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas and ethanol.

After all, the electric commercial vehicles Europe-wide from 2,0 to 3,0 percent, benefiting from the grown market: "Registrations of new vans increased across Europe, with electric vans and hybrids benefiting in particular," reports the ACEA and counted exactly 46.853 electric vehicles sold. In Germany, sales of electric vehicles increased in 2021 compared to 2020 by 8.830 to 12.794, an increase of 44 percent. The share of electric vehicles in the van segment in Germany was thus 4,8 percent.

E-mobility as an image carrier

Current waiting times for electric models Photo: © Carwow

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Especially for business owners, the E-mobility has proven itself as an image carrierThis applies especially to the Industries, who themselves Promoting electromobility or ensure that their Customers renewable energies themselves. Anyone who is not affected by the high prices deter should look twice. Because about the entire lifetime is an electric vehicle not more expensive than a combustion engine - but cleanerThis is especially true if the company uses the car with self-generated, regenerative Electricity charges.

This means that the Charging infrastructure in-house into consideration. It pays off especially in today's times especially if there is already a Investment, for example, in a photovoltaic system on the company roof. Numerous Offerer offer that complete package from the system via charging stations up to Charging and fleet management which also represents another important step in the digitalization of operational processes. Business owners to get started in electromobility in a calm manner: Delivery times of one year are in the passenger car sector the rule, but also in the commercial vehicle sector, depending on the provider and model at least three months.

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