Germany's auto world: clean leader and dirty straggler!
Germany's auto world: clean leader and dirty straggler!
What's new in the world of vehicles? A current look at the vehicle stocks in Germany shows that the proportion of cars with outdated exhaust gas standards (Euro 1 to Euro 4) varies greatly. This information provides an evaluation of the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA), which says that 33.7% of the cars correspond to these old standards in Lüchow-Dannenberg. But the likelihood of seeing such a "dirt slicer" fluctuates greatly depending on the region.
In the Elbe-Elster district, the proportion is 31.7%, while Duisburg City is not far behind at 30.7%. In contrast to this, Wolfsburg shows where the proportion of vehicles with old exhaust gas standards is only 10.9%. This probably has to do with the high number of new self -registration and company cars in this city, the seat of a large automobile manufacturer. There are statistically 973 cars per 1,000 residents - a number that speaks for themselves.
Clean driving fun in Wolfsburg
Another reason for the clean statistics in Wolfsburg is the high proportion of electric cars and vehicles of the Euro 6 exhaust gas standard, which is 77.2% there. Wiesbaden followed to Wolfsburg with 70.6% and the city of Munich with 64.8%. If you look at the buyers in wealthy areas, it becomes clear that there tends to be more new and cleaner cars in the garage - it is just more fun to sit in a clean car.
What about the rest of the country? The new registrations of passenger cars show that in May 2025 of a total of 239,297 newly approved cars, 81.6% fulfilled the Euro 6 emissions standard. In comparison, the number of new registrations for diesel and petrol continues to drop. The new figures show: 67,921 New petrol engines mean a decline of 24.1% compared to the previous year, while the same applies to diesel with 35,106 new registrations (-21.8%).
emissions in the traffic sector
Despite these positive developments, the transport sector has so far hardly reimbursed what you hope for the environment. The greenhouse gas emissions are to be reduced by 65% compared to 1990 by 2030, but in 2023 the traffic already accounted for 22% of total emissions. That is an increase of 13% in 1990. In addition, the citizens suffer from high nitrogen dioxide pollution.
Interestingly, it can be seen that the specific emissions of the cars were reduced per kilometer, since engine technology has improved and the exhaust gas regulations have become more strict. The lower kilometers-related CO2 emissions also contribute to this, but the absolute CO2 emissions of car traffic rose due to increasing driving performance and larger vehicles. In summary, it turns out that while we put clean cars on one side in Germany, there is a lot of work ahead of us to sustainably reduce the emissions of the transport sector. The statistics are a clear call to rethink our mobility and make it more environmentally friendly. Let's see what the future brings and whether we can get a little closer to the goal of climate neutrality in 2045.For more information on vehicle statistics and environmental aspects, interested readers can on the pages of , kba and Environmental Bundesamt
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