Electric cars are on the advance - also in the Miesbach district.
As an example, three car dealers from the region will tell you about the latest trends.
District - The numbers sound as if the mobility turnaround will soon be over: 80 percent more electric cars and 104 percent more hybrid cars than last year are registered in the district this year.
But appearances are deceptive.
The absolute figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority show that battery-powered vehicles - measured against the total number of vehicles - are still the exception.
0.72 percent of the district citizens drive purely electrically.
2.37 percent are on the road with a hybrid engine.
Car dealership employees and owners in the district can explain the rise in e-cars - but they are also aware of concerns and skepticism.
As an example, three of them tell about corporate guidelines, bonuses and current trends.
Miesbach: Jeep and Fiat - Many hybrid models
Bastian Schmid from the car dealership of the same name in Miesbach is not surprised by the numbers.
He says: "Many customers would like to continue buying diesel and gasoline-powered cars." The origin of the change lies not in demand, but in supply.
And that is determined by its suppliers Jeep and Fiat.
“At Jeep, we almost exclusively have all-wheel drive vehicles in our range,” says Schmid. Their CO2 values with internal combustion engines would cost the company fines, which is why new Jeeps are only available as hybrid models. Diesel vehicles therefore run towards zero in the dealership's sales figures. “Even Fiat has only a few diesel engines on offer.” The trend is group-controlled - apart from a few petrol models - towards electric cars. "About half of all customers are happy to be involved, the other half definitely don't want to drive electric cars," says Schmid. He could convince about a fifth of the latter with test drives. The rest do not want to buy battery-powered vehicles - despite high government premiums. "If they are no longer available at some point, I'll be excited to see how many more cars we can sell," he says.But the numbers are still correct. "We sell a lot of smaller cars - the Fiat 500-e, for example, is doing well."
There is, however, one big difference: “Many people like to lease their e-car in order to be able to try out the new technology.” Financing models with a return option are just as popular.
“People are skeptical and don't want to buy straight away.” Schmid explains that natural gas cars continue to lead a niche existence with the thin gas station network - in the district there is only one gas pump in Irschenberg.
"It's a shame - from my point of view, these vehicles are currently the cleanest on the market overall."
Waakirchen: VW, Skoda and Audi - electric cars are popular
In the Weingärtner car dealerships in Waakirchen and Miesbach there is a lot of demand for electric and hybrid cars.
Owner Martin Weingärtner says: “Many want to test drive - and most of them are convinced right away.” In particular, the proportion of purely electric vehicles sold is increasing noticeably.
"Gasoline engines have been more popular than diesel cars for years - the emissions scandal probably stayed on people's minds," says Weingärtner.
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The fear of possible loss of value, resale opportunities and driving bans have drawn customers away from the diesel engine.
“Gas cars have never caught on with us, although we even offered retrofits a few years ago.” Weingärtner sees electric vehicles “as part of future mobility”.
According to the owner, smaller cars are also in vogue - a change compared to the SUV boom of recent years.
Holzkirchen: Opel will do without combustion engines from 2028
Baharat Sarin, sales advisor at the Steingraber car dealer in Holzkirchen, has had different experiences. The demand for SUVs is still great: “The ergonomics and comfort are also a certain priority. Many people still appreciate that about SUVs. ”But a change can also be observed here:“ The demand for electric cars - including SUVs - has definitely increased. ”
Sarin sees the main reasons for this in the financial incentives. State subsidies are reflected in more attractive purchase and leasing prices. The customer and the manufacturer benefit equally from this. The ecological rethinking that is currently taking place among many citizens should not be underestimated. Nevertheless, Sarin also recognizes some skepticism among its customers. Many have outdated ideas about electrically powered cars, but a lack of infrastructure is actually a problem.
This should largely be remedied by 2028.
Steingraber supplier Opel has announced that it will no longer sell any combustion engines across Europe by then.
“The mere switch to electric motors by 2028 will be tough,” says Sarin.
“However, one also has to say that we are only at the beginning of electromobility.
Many manufacturers are now also investing in hydrogen engines and developing fuel cells. "
The number of cars in the district: Elektro is growing - the majority of cars run on petrol
The vehicle population in the Miesbach district has grown.
According to figures from the
Federal Motor
Transport Authority,
86 148 vehicles
were registered
as of January 1, 2021
- 3,296 more than last year.
The lion's share of this number is of course made up of cars:
66,809 cars
were registered on the reporting date.
In the previous year there were 936 fewer.
40 045 of
these registered cars run on
petrol
(previous year: 39 917).
24,422
vehicles
with
diesel engines
are currently
registered in the Miesbach district.
The number of compression-ignition engines has fallen slightly compared to 2020 - there were 185 more diesel-powered cars in the previous year.
While
gas cars
(
266
; previous year: 291) continue to
eke out
a niche existence,
hybrid models have seen
strong growth.
At the beginning of this year,
1,585
cars were registered that have both a combustion engine and an electric motor under the hood.
A year earlier, only 777 of these vehicles were registered - so the number has more than doubled.
There are now
478-212
more
purely electric cars
in the district
than last year.
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(nap / sih)
