Lower Saxony: Cleanest and dirty cars on our streets!

Lower Saxony: Cleanest and dirty cars on our streets!

in Lower Saxony there are big differences on the streets when it comes to the vehicle types and their exhaust gas standards. As the News38 has reported such differences. It turns out that Lower Saxony has both the cleanest and the dirtiest cars in Germany. The regional differences are particularly striking: In some registration districts, the proportion of old exhaust gas standards (Euro 1 to Euro 4) is in Wendland (Lüchow-Dannenberg) for alarming 33.7%.

The neighboring cities of Nienburg and Salzgitter follow close, both with about 30% of such vehicles. In contrast, Wolfsburg is in stark contrast, which can show the best value in Germany with only 10.9% old exhaust gas standards. These differences are not only statistically interesting; They also raise questions about purchasing power and infrastructure in the respective regions. In Wolfsburg, where the proximity to the seat of Volkswagen favors many new own registrations and company cars, the employees benefit from special conditions when buying a new car.

new registrations and the trend towards clean vehicles

The current figures on new registrations already show a trend. In May 2025, 43,060 electrical vehicles (BEV) (BEV) (BEV) (BEV) (BEV) were increased in May 2025, which corresponds to an increase of 44.9% compared to the previous year, as the kba communicated. The new registrations show that vehicles with the new EXPLASS standard Euro 6 are very popular; 81.6% of the new car fulfilled this standard, although this means a decrease of 5% compared to the previous year.

The Volksele loves modern technology: In Wolfsburg, the new registrations of the new emissions standard are a sign of change; Over 77.2% of the vehicles with Euro 6 are on the road here. Nationwide, in comparison in cities such as Munich, Ingolstadt and Stuttgart, there are also high values ​​of over 62% to 64% for clean cars.

emissions in the traffic sector

The (not only for drivers) important figures from the field of emissions show that Germany wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 65% ​​by 2030 compared to 1990. The traffic sector, which has so far hardly contributed to the reduction of emissions, currently has reported a share of around 22% in the overall emissions, such as the

2023 the traffic alone caused 37% of nitrogen oxide emissions and 17% of fine dust emissions in Germany. In addition, we should not forget that particle emissions in traffic have been reduced by 63% since 1995, but motorized road traffic is still the main cause. Even if the low -emission models are on the rise, the challenge of continuing to make the overall traffic more environmentally friendly.