Electric mobility: ADAC calls for reliable framework conditions

Last year, around 380,000 electric cars were registered for the first time in Germany. This was around 137,000 fewer than in 2023. One of the main reasons for the drop is the gradual reduction in the purchase subsidy for electric cars. In September 2023, it was discontinued for commercial registrations, then suddenly also for private new car buyers in December 2023. The ADAC is now calling on politicians to create reliable framework conditions in the future.

Moving forward together

The club is calling on legislators, charging electricity providers and manufacturers to work together to increase the attractiveness of electromobility. Transparent, affordable electricity prices and affordable electric cars are crucial for this. After all, the ADAC argues that a range of electric cars for around 25,000 euros is on the horizon. These include the Renault R5 and the VW ID.2. The selection of interesting models up to 30,000 euros has recently increased.

2025 will be a decisive year for manufacturers. They will have to convince more new car buyers of the benefits of electric cars than before. The background to this is the fleet limit value, which has been significantly tightened in 2025. If a manufacturer exceeds its individual CO₂ limit value, a fine will be imposed for every car in its fleet registered for the first time in the EU in the reference year – regardless of whether the model in question meets the limit value or not.

Charging infrastructure construction site

One obstacle on the road to more electric cars is the charging infrastructure, according to the ADAC. Although the number of public charging points is increasing rapidly, there are still major regional differences in coverage. Car manufacturers could play their part in improving the utilization of charging points by enabling more electric cars to charge with the 22 kW available at many AC charging points. This would mean that charging points could be free again much more quickly.

Politicians and electricity providers must work on affordable and transparent charging costs, demands the ADAC. The current situation does indeed require active consideration if e-car drivers want to avoid extremely high costs. For people who are dependent on the public charging infrastructure in particular, it obviously makes a considerable difference in the variable costs whether they pay 39 or 89 cents for a kilowatt hour. It will be a task for the next federal government to ensure that charging point operators do not cut their profitability to such an extent that expansion comes to a standstill, and to create a transparent cost overview for users, including attractive charging prices.

(mfz)