Germany Wanted 15M EVs by 2030. What Happened?

Germany Wanted 15M EVs by 2030. What Happened?

Tomorrow I’m giving a guest lecture at KIT Karlsruhe, one of Germany’s top technical universities, to a room of industry experts.

Topic: Where Germany’s EV and charging market actually stands, and where it goes by 2030.
Time: 14:30 – 16:00.

The starting point is simple.

Germany originally targeted 15 million electric vehicles and 1 million public charge points by 2030. But we are now in 2026, and the reality is roughly: 2.1 million electric vehicles and 200,000 public charge points.

So yes, Germany is behind and the numbers have been revised. But for me, the bigger question is not whether the target was realistic but why did the market move at this pace?

That is what I will discuss tomorrow. I will cover:

– how Germany’s automotive and EV market developed
– what role subsidies played
– why company cars matter so much
– why public charging prices are so chaotic
– which charging use cases are already well established
– and what I expect for EVs and charging infrastructure by 2030

The session will be in German and also available online. If you want to join, do let me know, I will share the webinar link.

Also, if you are interested in an English version, do let me know as well.

Looking forward to meet you tomorrow or an exchange online after the session. Thank you!

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HI, I’m Syed Haseeb Hassan, an Automotive & E-Mobility Strategy Consultant based in Karlsruhe, Germany. Nearly a decade in the automotive industry: Schaeffler, ABB E-mobility, now eTechvolution.

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