Electro Mobility · both vectors · 2026-Q3 · 2026-07-01 to 2026-09-30 · compiled 2026-10-09
Quarterly retro Q3 2026
Passenger cars, Germany, July and August 2026: 147,539 battery-electric and 2 fuel-cell first registrations. Spain, July to September 2026: 37,287 battery-electric and 1 fuel-cell. Both vectors counted from the same kind of registry source in each country; September for Germany and the whole EU27 quarter are declared as not yet published.
Convergence is a quarterly measurement, not a weekly one (Method). The weekly editions carry events, prices, infrastructure and final investment decisions.
Collection status
What was read at compile time, and what is declared as not yet published with a due date. A later run (2026-Q3-c1) supersedes this one; nothing is edited.
| Region | Months read (passenger cars) | State | Reason / due | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | July, August | partly read | due 2026-10-15: September 2026 (month 3 of 3) is not yet published. KBA published the August workbook on 15 September 2026; fz28_2026_09.xlsx returned 404 on 2026-10-09. Declared now, filled by run 2026-Q3-c1. | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt |
| Spain | July, August, September | read | ANFAC / IDEAUTO (data from DGT) | |
| EU27 | — | not yet published | due 2026-10-22: ACEA releases the September year-to-date passenger-car registrations on 22 October 2026 (ACEA press release calendar 2026). Eurostat has the 2025 annual figure only (recorded as background). ACEA is read when it is released, not estimated. | — |
| Global | — | not retrievable | Global registrations come from the IEA; www.iea.org answers 403 (bot protection, not an allowlist matter, so allowlisting changes nothing). Route per docs/sources/retrieval.md: a data file downloaded by a person, or a secondary source labelled as such. | — |
Passenger cars: new registrations, both vectors
First registrations in the months read, counted with the same definition for both vectors within a region. Fuel-cell vehicles are an electric drive: the vectors differ in how the electrons reach the motor. Per-million figures are fuel-cell registrations per million of battery-electric plus fuel-cell registrations.
| Region | Month | Battery-electric (BEV) | Fuel-cell (FCEV) | FCEV per million | Status | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | July 2026 | 78,609 | 2 | 25 | verified | [1] |
| Germany | August 2026 | 68,930 | 0 | 0 | verified | [2] |
| Germany | Months read (2 of 3) | 147,539 | 2 | 14 | ||
| Spain | July 2026 | 10,722 | 0 | 0 | reported | [3] |
| Spain | August 2026 | 9,199 | 0 | 0 | reported | [4] |
| Spain | September 2026 | 17,366 | 1 | 58 | reported | [5] |
| Spain | Quarter (3 of 3) | 37,287 | 1 | 27 |
Trucks and buses: Germany only
Spain, the EU27 and the world have no truck or bus figure for either vector in the sources reachable; see the gaps below.
| Segment | Months read | BEV | FCEV | FCEV per million | Class definition | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks (vans excluded unless stated) | 2 of 3 | 6,812 | 0 | 0 | KBA class Lastkraftwagen (N1 to N3): includes light goods vehicles up to 3.5 t; tractor units are a separate KBA class and are not included | [1] [6] [2] |
| Buses and coaches | 2 of 3 | 133 | 0 | 0 | KBA class Kraftomnibusse (M2, M3) | [1] [6] [2] |
What the statistics separate, and what they do not
Germany separates what the EU bundles. The Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt reports "Brennstoffzelle (Wasserstoff)" (counted as an electric drive in its own definition) and "Wasserstoff" in separate columns. Eurostat has one code for both, HYD_FCELL, and ACEA files fuel-cell cars under "others" with natural gas, LPG, E85 and other fuels, so at EU level fuel-cell vehicles are not reported on their own. That is a measurement of the industry's statistics, not a gap in this one.
| Region | Series | Value | Period | Status | What it contains | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU27 | BEV | 1,888,016 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | verified | Eurostat code ELC, electricity; plug-in hybrids are separate codes | [7] |
| EU27 | HYD_FCELL (aggregate) | 531 | 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 | verified | Eurostat code HYD_FCELL "Hydrogen and fuel cells": fuel-cell vehicles plus hydrogen combustion vehicles; the source has no separate code for combustion (Glossary for Transport Statistics, 5th ed., B.II-42 j) | [8] |
| Germany | H2-ICE, KBA column "Wasserstoff" | passenger cars 0, trucks 0, buses and coaches 0 | July 2026, August 2026 | inferred | Inferred: KBA lists it as a drive type of its own and does not define it. | [1] [6] [2] |
An aggregate is context only: never in convergence, never booked as fuel-cell vehicles (Method). The EU annual figures are background, not Q3 figures.
Coverage of the registration cells
Core basis (car, truck, bus × BEV, FCEV × Spain, Germany, EU27, global): 8 of 24 (33%) read. Old basis (every cell of the specification, including hydrogen combustion): 8 of 30 (27%). A cell read for some months and declared pending for the rest counts as read (6 core cells are partial).
| Vector | Core cells read | From one publisher | From several publishers |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEV | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| FCEV | 4 | 4 | 0 |
A convergence between two definitions is none. Each segment and region below pairs the two vectors from the same publisher:
| Segment | Region | BEV from | FCEV from | Same publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passenger cars | Spain | ANFAC / IDEAUTO (data from DGT) | ANFAC / IDEAUTO (data from DGT) | yes |
| Passenger cars | Germany | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt | yes |
| Trucks | Germany | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt | yes |
| Buses and coaches | Germany | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt | Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt | yes |
What could not be found
An empty cell is a finding. Each gap names where we looked.
| Region | Cells | Why | Looked at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global | car BEV; car FCEV; truck BEV; truck FCEV; bus BEV; bus FCEV; car H2-ICE; truck H2-ICE; bus H2-ICE | Global registrations come from the IEA; www.iea.org answers 403 (bot protection, not an allowlist matter, so allowlisting changes nothing). Route per docs/sources/retrieval.md: a data file downloaded by a person, or a secondary source labelled as such. | www.iea.org (403, bot protection) |
| EU27 | car FCEV; car H2-ICE | Not reported separately at EU level, by construction of the statistics: ACEA files fuel-cell cars under OTHERS with natural gas, LPG, E85 and other fuels (footnote 2 of its 23 July 2026 release), and Eurostat has one code, HYD_FCELL, for fuel-cell and hydrogen combustion vehicles together. The ACEA release of 22 October will not change this. Germany (KBA) and Spain (ANFAC) report the cell. | ACEA press release 23 July 2026 (OTHERS includes fuel-cell vehicles); Eurostat road_eqr_carpda (HYD_FCELL aggregate) |
| Spain | truck BEV; truck FCEV; bus BEV; bus FCEV | Spain has no truck or bus registration figure by drive train in the sources reachable: the ANFAC/IDEAUTO energy-source table covers passenger cars only; the ANFAC note on industrial vehicles and buses gives totals without a drive-train split. The DGT registry is the primary source (cause: allowlist, www.dgt.es answers 403 at the proxy). | ANFAC press release on industrial vehicles and buses, Aug 2026; ANFAC/IDEAUTO electrified-vehicle report Jul to Sep 2026; www.dgt.es (proxy 403) |
| EU27 | truck BEV | No EU27 BEV registration figure for truck: Eurostat has no hydrogen split for road_eqr_lormot and buses are annual; ACEA's site renders its tables with JavaScript (no static table or data file found; press-release PDF to be tried when the Q3 release appears). | Eurostat road_eqr_busmot / road_eqr_lormot; acea.auto registration pages (static HTML has no table) |
| EU27 | truck FCEV | No EU27 FCEV registration figure for truck: Eurostat has no hydrogen split for road_eqr_lormot and buses are annual; ACEA's site renders its tables with JavaScript (no static table or data file found; press-release PDF to be tried when the Q3 release appears). | Eurostat road_eqr_busmot / road_eqr_lormot; acea.auto registration pages (static HTML has no table) |
| EU27 | bus BEV | No EU27 BEV registration figure for bus: Eurostat has no hydrogen split for road_eqr_lormot and buses are annual; ACEA's site renders its tables with JavaScript (no static table or data file found; press-release PDF to be tried when the Q3 release appears). | Eurostat road_eqr_busmot / road_eqr_lormot; acea.auto registration pages (static HTML has no table) |
| EU27 | bus FCEV | No EU27 FCEV registration figure for bus: Eurostat has no hydrogen split for road_eqr_lormot and buses are annual; ACEA's site renders its tables with JavaScript (no static table or data file found; press-release PDF to be tried when the Q3 release appears). | Eurostat road_eqr_busmot / road_eqr_lormot; acea.auto registration pages (static HTML has no table) |
| EU27 | truck H2-ICE | No EU27 H2-ICE registration figure for truck: Eurostat has no hydrogen split for road_eqr_lormot and buses are annual; ACEA's site renders its tables with JavaScript (no static table or data file found; press-release PDF to be tried when the Q3 release appears). | Eurostat road_eqr_busmot / road_eqr_lormot; acea.auto registration pages (static HTML has no table) |
| EU27 | bus H2-ICE | No EU27 H2-ICE registration figure for bus: Eurostat has no hydrogen split for road_eqr_lormot and buses are annual; ACEA's site renders its tables with JavaScript (no static table or data file found; press-release PDF to be tried when the Q3 release appears). | Eurostat road_eqr_busmot / road_eqr_lormot; acea.auto registration pages (static HTML has no table) |
Declared as not yet published
| Region | Cells | Due | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | car BEV; car FCEV; truck BEV; truck FCEV; bus BEV; bus FCEV | 2026-10-15 | September 2026 (month 3 of 3) is not yet published. KBA published the August workbook on 15 September 2026; fz28_2026_09.xlsx returned 404 on 2026-10-09. Declared now, filled by run 2026-Q3-c1. |
| EU27 | car BEV | 2026-10-22 | ACEA releases the September year-to-date passenger-car registrations on 22 October 2026 (ACEA press release calendar 2026). Eurostat has the 2025 annual figure only (recorded as background). ACEA is read when it is released, not estimated. |
Caveats
- Collection status
- This quarter is published with its collection status declared, not after waiting for completeness. Germany (KBA): July and August read, September due about 15 October 2026. Spain (ANFAC/IDEAUTO from DGT): July, August and September read, passenger cars only. EU27: the ACEA September year-to-date release is due on 22 October 2026 (ACEA calendar); only Eurostat annual 2025 is available as background. Global: not retrievable (IEA bot protection). A later run 2026-Q3-c1 supersedes, it does not edit.
- KBA column "Wasserstoff"
- KBA keeps "Brennstoffzelle (Wasserstoff)" (counted as electric drive in KBA's own definition of "Elektro-Antrieb") and "Wasserstoff" apart, so Germany has the resolution the EU statistics lack. What the second column contains is inferred, not stated: KBA lists it as a drive type of its own and does not define it. Its values are recorded with status inferred and never enter the fuel-cell figure.
- Spain: secondary source
- The Spanish figures are ANFAC/IDEAUTO tables of DGT data. The DGT registry itself is not reachable from this environment, so these are reported, not verified. The September release implies a revision of 20 battery-electric units in January to August; monthly values are as first published.
- Commercial vehicles
- KBA's class Lastkraftwagen (N1 to N3) includes light goods vehicles, unlike this publication's truck segment, which excludes vans unless stated. It is recorded with that qualifier. Both vectors are counted in the same class, so the pair is internally consistent, but the figure is not a heavy-truck figure.
- Scale
- The registrations of the two vectors differ by between four and five orders of magnitude in passenger cars. Shares are therefore shown as counts with their denominator, never as a rate to a stated precision beyond the data.
Sources
- KBA, Neuzulassungen von Kraftfahrzeugen mit alternativem Antrieb (FZ 28), Juli 2026, sheet FZ 28.1 (sha256 c119cccc81436afc…) — Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, published 2026-08-18, retrieved 2026-10-09T11:27:42Z, sha256
c119cccc81436afc…(primary) - KBA, Neuzulassungen von Kraftfahrzeugen mit alternativem Antrieb (FZ 28), August 2026, sheet FZ 28.1 (sha256 8632977ff2cedfff…) — Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, published 2026-09-15, retrieved 2026-10-09T11:27:42Z, sha256
8632977ff2cedfff…(primary) - ANFAC / IDEAUTO, Matriculaciones de vehículos electrificados y de bajas emisiones, Julio 2026, table "Matriculaciones de turismos por fuente de energía" (sha256 68d77e275b05117b…; data from DGT) — ANFAC / IDEAUTO (data from DGT), published 2026-08-03, retrieved 2026-10-09T11:27:42Z, sha256
68d77e275b05117b…(secondary) - ANFAC / IDEAUTO, Matriculaciones de vehículos electrificados y de bajas emisiones, Agosto 2026, table "Matriculaciones de turismos por fuente de energía" (sha256 3102e483abee08c2…; data from DGT) — ANFAC / IDEAUTO (data from DGT), published 2026-09-01, retrieved 2026-10-09T11:27:42Z, sha256
3102e483abee08c2…(secondary) - ANFAC / IDEAUTO, Matriculaciones de vehículos electrificados y de bajas emisiones, Septiembre 2026, table "Matriculaciones de turismos por fuente de energía" (sha256 1ce379c4a7fc26f0…; data from DGT) — ANFAC / IDEAUTO (data from DGT), published 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09T11:27:42Z, sha256
1ce379c4a7fc26f0…(secondary) - KBA, Methodische Erläuterungen zu Statistiken über Fahrzeugzulassungen (FZ), Stand Februar 2024, Begriffsbestimmungen (sha256 14a62cbd56d45b03…) — Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, published 2024-02-01, retrieved 2026-10-09T11:27:42Z, sha256
14a62cbd56d45b03…(primary) - Eurostat, road_eqr_carpda (new passenger cars by type of motor energy), EU27, 2025, code ELC (sha256 9774c9632993a898…) — Eurostat, published 2026-10-06, retrieved 2026-10-09T11:27:42Z, sha256
9774c9632993a898…(primary) - Eurostat, road_eqr_carpda (new passenger cars by type of motor energy), EU27, 2025, code HYD_FCELL (sha256 35a0f60cbd615c01…) — Eurostat, published 2026-10-06, retrieved 2026-10-09T11:27:42Z, sha256
35a0f60cbd615c01…(primary)