The special chapter on alternative drive systems examines this cutting-edge topic from different angles. First, it shows whether alternative drive systems have played a role in new and used car purchases and which of the different drive systems were considered.
It is both interesting and striking to see how knowledge of the individual drive types has developed and how many car buyers have really engaged with them intensively.
In the meantime, the level of knowledge among new car buyers demonstrates intensive engagement. In the case of purely battery-powered vehicles, more than half stated that they had “engaged with it intensively” or “heard/read a lot about it.” If one then looks at the actual figures from the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), the 2021 DAT Report shows that of all 2.9 million new registrations, only 6.7% were fully battery-powered vehicles, meaning that relatively few buyers have yet purchased such a vehicle (94,752 fully electric cars were purchased by private new car buyers).