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Vehicle Emissions Vary Significantly Across German Regions

High incomes in automotive hubs such as Wolfsburg fuel fleets dominated by Euro6 vehicles with significant electric uptake from extensive firm registrations.

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Overview

  • The proportion of Euro1–4 vehicles spans from 33.7 percent in Lüchow-Dannenberg down to 10.9 percent in Wolfsburg.
  • Wolfsburg leads with 77.2 percent of its vehicles classified as Euro6 or fully electric, trailed by Wiesbaden at 70.6 percent and Munich city at 64.8 percent.
  • Munich county ranks around 64 percent for clean-car adoption, followed by Main-Taunus-Kreis, Ingolstadt and Stuttgart in the low 60s.
  • Affluent districts register more new cars on average, driving regional disparities in emission profiles.
  • Official registration data may overstate local usage as many firm or corporate vehicles are registered in one district but driven elsewhere.