E-cars in Mainfranken: Slow progress in switching!

E-cars in Mainfranken: Slow progress in switching!

The proportion of electric vehicles in the Mainfranken region is only growing slowly. This observation is based on the current figures from the HUK Coburg insurance company's e-barometer, which was determined for the first quarter of 2025. The market for electric cars also represents an interesting facet in terms of developments across Germany.

In Mainfranken, electric cars currently make up an average of almost 3.7 percent of insured vehicles. What is particularly striking is that between April 2024 and March 2025, one in five drivers who changed their vehicle chose an electric car. The Würzburg district has the highest proportion of electric cars in the region at 4.4 percent, while in the city of Würzburg the proportion is 2.9 percent. It is also striking that electric cars are more in demand in rural areas than in urban regions.

Reasons for the slow transition

There are many reasons for the hesitant switch to electric vehicles. Particularly relevant is the abolition of the state purchase bonus in 2023, which has dissuaded many potential buyers from electric cars. In addition, a survey shows that many consumers have a lack of trust in the technology of electric cars. According to the HUK survey, 60 percent of those surveyed fear that used electric cars are less reliable than models with combustion engines.

The development of the used car market is also characterized by a growing number of electric cars purchased second-hand, which suggests that interest in electric vehicles is there, but is viewed with caution. In the first quarter of 2025, the private e-car market barely increased, and the share of private e-cars in Germany is still only 3.0 percent.

Market development in Germany

The current figures also show that privately used electric cars in Germany are currently only chosen as successors by owners of combustion engines in around 4 out of 100 cases. The overall momentum in the development of electric cars remains low. After the purchase premium was abolished at the end of 2023, the proportion of new electric vehicles fell by around 50 percent, from 74 percent to just 39 percent. Before the premium was eliminated, the proportion of used electric cars when changing vehicles was a maximum of 28 percent.

HUK Coburg notes that in the five quarters after the abolition of the purchase premium, the average share of used e-cars increased, but the new market for e-vehicles remains stagnant. The adoption rates of electric cars are particularly high in the federal states of Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Baden-Württemberg, with the highest proportion being achieved in Bavaria at 3.6 percent.

In summary, it can be said that the development of electromobility is being pushed forward both in Main Franconia and throughout Germany, but with clear hurdles that need to be overcome. Consumer demands and skepticism are currently making the transition to widespread use of electric vehicles difficult. Further information on the current situation of e-mobility can be found at mainfranken24 and presseportal.de be retrieved.