Between e-car and diesel: Jens Krieger, sales manager at the Brunner dealership in Wangen, has registered business losses for both vehicle types. © Dagmar Rutt
Gasoline and diesel cars are becoming fewer in the district, and the electric business continues to flourish – even in a nationwide comparison. But because government premiums fell and prices rose, customers have become a little more cautious since the beginning of the year.
County – The observation may be related to prosperity, but also to an ecological view of the world: A relatively large number of district residents drive electric cars. With a share of 3.3 percent of the total number of passenger cars, the region is in the top 10 in Germany, according to figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA). The city and district of Munich do, just like the district of Landsberg or the districts in the Stuttgart area. Incidentally, Wiesbaden is the lone leader with 7.8 percent.
As the State Office for Statistics recently reported, as of January 1, 2023, 2993 cars with purely electric drive were registered in the district of Starnberg. In 2021, there were still 1071. Assuming an increase rate of just under 50 percent per year, around 2030,60 electric cars would already be driving through the Five Lakes Region by 500 – a purely fictitious scenario, of course, that ignores future political decisions and technical developments.
The federal government will only pay 4500 instead of 6000 euros for a new electric car
The fact that the trend towards e-mobility is not unchecked has been noticed by Jens Krieger in recent years. While the sales manager at the Brunner car dealership in Wangen still spoke of half of the new cars sold in 2021, he now estimates the share of electric cars at 30 to 40 percent. "People have become more reserved," says Krieger. His explanation: lower premiums from the state, more expensive prices from manufacturers. Since the beginning of the year, the federal government has only paid 4500 instead of 6000 euros to the new electric car. And if you lease a Peugeot E-208, for example, you will only be there with 400 instead of 250 euros per month. Another problem from Krieger's point of view: "The charging infrastructure is not growing as fast as it should."
According to Alois Moser, Managing Director of the Ortner car dealership in Starnberg, the trend towards e-cars is still clear, but he also reports business losses recently. Price and interest rate increases, less subsidies: Moser cites the classic factors. Electric mobility with the best-selling VW ID.3 accounts for about a third, compared to around 2021 percent of sales in 40. In general, the managing director says about his (potential) customers: "We wait. Many hope that interest rates will not remain so high in the long term."
Most electric drives in Wörthsee, least in Tutzing
According to the KBA, the most cars with electric drive are registered in the district in Wörthsee (6.8 percent). These statistics include plug-in hybrids, i.e. combustion engines with an additional electric motor. Wörthsee is followed by Inning and Krailling (6.5 each), while Tutzing brings up the rear with only four percent (see chart). According to car dealer Krieger, plug-in hybrids are mainly purchased as company cars because of tax advantages. 2102 are registered in the county, about 600 more than in 2022.
The number of gasoline engines, which account for the largest share (52 percent) with a total of 978,59, fell for the second time in a row in 2022. A downward trend has been observed in the case of diesel vehicles since 2017. The current number of passenger cars is around 28,000, about 1000,<> fewer than a year ago. Jens Krieger, Peugeot's sales manager from Wangen, is not surprised by these figures. Its sales are also declining. People are worried that they will soon no longer be allowed to drive to Munich because of the successive diesel driving ban.
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