Today’s Solutions: February 04, 2026

80% of year-over-year growth for plug-in electric car registrations in Germany enabled the second best ever result in July – 1,906. Only March was higher at 2,164. Sales split almost exactly in half between all-electric and plug-in hybrids – 962 and 944 respectively. Plug-in hybrids are gaining momentum, so we expect that they will be more popular in the near future. Last month, Kia Soul EV set its own sales record for the second month…

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