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RCraven1 wrote that Emmanuel Macron persuaded Friedrich Merz to make concessions on the easing of the ban on combustion engines starting in 2035 and received support for stricter European production regulations in return. However, France is already pursuing a different strategy: In September, 42 percent of new registrations were pure electric cars, and Renault is increasing electric car production due to demand. Macron is also ensuring that batteries and as many vehicle components as possible will be produced in Europe in the future. Merz, however, continues to fight for the combustion engine, even though the challenges for the German automotive industry, according to the author, lie in batteries, software, production costs, and increasing competition from China. RCraven1 suggested that France not only wants to sell electric cars but also wants to profit from their production. He asked whether Merz had realized that Macron was conceding on a technology from which France is increasingly turning away and receiving concessions on future technologies in return. #Elektroautos #Automobilindustrie #Zukunftstechnologien (translated)

From January to September 2026, the Austrian car market recorded an increase in new registrations of 12.1%, with electric cars and hybrids standing out with growth rates of over 80% and almost 25% respectively, while the share of conventionally powered vehicles declined significantly. #Automarkt #Elektroautos #Hybridfahrzeuge (translated)

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and France's President Emmanuel Macron plan to ease the EU-wide ban on internal combustion engines after 2035 to reduce pressure on the automotive industry and increase the registration of gasoline and diesel vehicles. #VerbrennerAus #EU #AutoIndustrie (translated)

In Germany, the number of new registrations for electric cars increased by 95 percent in September to a market share of 34 percent, while in Spain new elections were announced and two German scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine. #Elektroautos #Nachhaltigkeit #Nobelpreis (translated)

EFIEBER reported that in September, 12,552 Teslas were newly registered in Germany – the strongest month of 2026 for the company by far. Nearly one in seven newly registered electric cars was a Tesla. For January to September, EFIEBER provided the following Tesla numbers: 1,301 in January, 2,276 in February, 9,252 in March, 3,149 in April, 5,111 in May, 7,768 in June, 367 in July, 3,034 in August, and 12,552 in September. The September figure exceeded the previous record month of March by 35.7 percent. In total, 88,599 electric cars were newly registered in Germany in September. The share of battery electric cars in the overall new car market was 34.5 percent; Tesla's share of the BEV new registrations was around 14.2 percent. #Tesla #Elektroautos #Deutschland (translated)

"The funding program has far exceeded our expectations and has already supported 100,000 households in protecting themselves from high fuel prices." The money benefits people who previously had not even considered buying an electric car, Schneider said. #Elektroautos #Neuzulassungen #Kaufprämie (translated)

In September 2026, the market share of newly registered electric cars in Germany rose to a record high of 34.5 percent, showing a sales increase of 95 percent compared to the previous year, while registrations of pure combustion engine vehicles significantly declined. #Elektroautos #Neuzulassungen #Kaufprämie (translated)

Immer mehr Deutsche entscheiden sich für Elektroautos, die im August 2026 fast ein Drittel der Neuzulassungen ausmachten, begünstigt durch die E-Auto-Prämie des Bundes, steigende Spritpreise und ein wachsendes Angebot an preisgünstigen Modellen. #Elektroautos #EAutoPrämie #Nachhaltigkeit

Der EU-Automarkt verzeichnete im Juni 2026 einen Anstieg der Pkw-Neuzulassungen um 13,6 Prozent auf nahezu 1,148 Millionen Fahrzeuge, während der Absatz vollelektrischer Fahrzeuge um über 60 Prozent zulegte und chinesische Anbieter wie Chery, BYD und Leapmotor signifikante Marktanteile gewinnen konnten. #Elektroautos #EAutomarkt #EU