One could speak of a delivery crisis: The selection of new electric cars in Germany is growing and growing, customers can continue to count on an e-purchase bonus of up to 9,000 euros. But the industry just can’t keep up when it comes to deliveries!
Only four models are currently available in less than four months. And ten purely electric cars cannot even be ordered at the moment!
That’s why there are delays
The reasons: an unexpectedly high demand, a sluggish conversion of production lines and the ongoing shortage of chips in the automotive industry.
The war in Ukraine is also causing further delays, because cable harnesses are being produced there on a large scale, which are now missing or only delivered late.
The delivery times of important e-cars
Selected products in tabular overview
Tesla Model 3 (delivery time: 4-5 months)
RRP from EUR 46,560, savings: up to EUR 9,570
Audi Q4 e-tron (delivery time: 18 months)
RRP from EUR 41,900, savings: up to EUR 12,420
Mercedes EQA (delivery time: 9 months)
RRP from EUR 47,541, savings: up to EUR 12,346
VW ID.4 GTX (delivery time: 10-12 months)
RRP from EUR 50,415, savings: up to EUR 8,732
Skoda Enyaq iV (delivery time: 10-15 months)
RRP from EUR 34,600, savings: up to EUR 11,137
These Renault cannot be ordered
A heavy blow is the news from Renault that neither e-cars nor plug-in hybrids can be ordered for the time being! Even the best-selling electric car in Europe, the small car Renault Zoe, can no longer be ordered.
The subsidiary Dacia is also affected: The electric Dacia Spring can no longer be ordered.
The Renault Zoe can currently no longer be ordered.
Order freeze for e-Up and Smart EQ Forfour
AUTO BILD and the new car comparison portal carwow.de have determined how long you have to wait for which model at carwow.de. The Audi e-tron Q4 currently holds the sad record: 18 months. That’s a year and a half, half the term in many leasing contracts! Its Q4 Sportback variant takes about three months less.
Those who want to drive a Smart EQ fortwo also have to be particularly patient: there is also a 15-month waiting period! After all, it will take 12 to 15 months for the Skoda Enyaq SUV crossover to be on the doorstep. The Spanish brother of the ID.3, the Cupra Born, is also rare for 10-12 months. You have to wait 9 months for the Kia e-Soul, and even 10 to 12 months for the EV6.
Even Tesla makes its customers wait a long time
The Honda e is also a shock: the delivery time for the likeable lifestyle dwarf has almost doubled in the past quarter from 5 to 6 to now 9 to 12 months.
There are big differences at e-car pioneer Tesla: The Model 3, designed as a mass e-car, is just around the corner after 6 to 8 months. Here, too, the delivery time has been extended by a few months. Model S and Model X are now not available at all! That should drive some interested parties to despair. For the Model Y, which has recently been manufactured regularly in the new Tesla plant in Berlin-Grünheide, Carwow also states a waiting period of 6 to 8 months and savings of up to 7975 euros.
Here is the current overview (as of April 2022) based on data from AUTO BILD and carwow.de. Below you will find tips with which you can still get your electric car quickly.
Delivery times for e-cars at carwow.de
Audi: five to eighteen months
BMW: seven to ten months
Citroën: four to six and a half months
Dacia: not available to order
Dacia Spring: currently not available for order. It is not known when this will change (as of April 2022).
DS: five months
Fiat: three to six months
Ford: six and a half to eight months
Honda: nine to twelve months
Hyundai: six to twelve months
Jaguar: four to five months
Kia: nine to twelve months
Mazda: four to five months
Mercedes: three to nine months
Mini: twelve months
Nissan: six months
Opel: eight to twelve months
Peugeot: three and a half to seven months
Polestar: four months
Porsche: three months
Renault: cannot be ordered
Renault Zoe, Renault Twingo Electric; Renault Kangoo ZE; Renault Mégane E-Tech: currently not available to order! (as of April 2022)
Seat: cannot be ordered
Seat Mii electric: cannot be ordered
Skoda: six to fifteen months
Smart: fifteen months
Tesla: six to eight months
Volkswagen: nine to twelve months
Volvo: ten to thirteen months
How to get an electric car faster
► Check the major online portals for preconfigured vehicles. As a precaution, dealers often order models that they hope will be in high demand.
► Even price brokers such as carwow.de often have contingents on offer that dealers have already ordered and in some cases even delivered. In the case of new vehicles, the environmental bonus can still be applied for. And: not all vehicles are available on carwow.de.
► If you cannot find what you are looking for, a leasing vehicle could be of interest to you. Dealers often order cars specifically for leasing – such offers are often also available at short notice, for example on platforms such as sparneuwagen.de (cooperation partner of AUTO BILD) or Leasingmarkt. The waiting time until provision is always given.
▶︎ You can also get a vehicle faster with an e-car subscription. You can also try it out and calculate whether the electric drive really suits you.
