Delivery times: That’s how long you have to wait for your new electric car

newsabc September 23, 2021

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the Selection of new electric cars in Germany grows, still exist until at least 2025 up to 9,000 euros e-purchase bonus. The charging stations for at home, so-called wallboxes, are also financially supported. And yet the anticipation for new car buyers who want to do something for the environment is not unclouded. Because often the selected model has one long delivery time. The main reasons: one unexpected high demand, one slow changeover of production lines and the continuing Lack of chips in the auto industry.

The new car comparison portal carwow.de (cooperation partner of AUTO BILD) has determined which model you have to wait for how long - if it can be ordered at all! That’s how it is VW e-Up, for a long time one of the most popular e-cars in this country, still sold out. In mid-2020 they were Delivery times for the small electric VW 13 months grown. In the meantime, the low-cost Stromer was available again in a limited edition; at the moment you won’t find it in the Volkswagen configurator. On the VW ID.3 (up to 9570 euros cheaper at carwow.de), ID.4 and ID.4 GTX According to the carwow.de analysis, a customer has to wait five months at a time. Of the Seat Mii electric has even completely disappeared from the market after the final production stop. (Important tips for buying a new car on the Internet.)

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On a hard one Test of patience It is also asked who is in favor of one Mercedes EQS decides. The fully electric S-Class has just launched on the market - and leaves after an order 13 months to wait. At the Audi Q4 e-tron (savings of up to 15,270 euros at carwow.de) and its Sportback offshoot as well as the e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT (savings of up to 18,200 euros at carwow.de) twelve months waiting period not much better. But there is also at the lower end of the price range with the Dacia Spring (up to € 9,897 savings at carwow.de) a long-term candidate with a ten-month delivery period. Even an electric car pioneer Tesla does not always make it easy for its customers: Although the self-proclaimed “Volksstromer” Model 3 already after two to four months in front of the door; six to eight months delivery time for Model S and Model X. However, one or the other interested party should ponder.

Here is the current overview (As of August 2021) based on data from carwow.de. See below Tipswith whom you still get your electric car quickly.

Delivery times for e-cars

Audi

Audi e-tron, e-tron S, e-tron Sportback and e-tron S Sportback: 6 months; Audi Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback, Audi e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT: 12 months

BMW

BMW i3: 2 months; BMW i4 and i4 M50: 6 months; BMW iX: 3 months; BMW iX3: 5 months

Citroën

Citroën e-C4: 4 months; Citroën e-Space Tourer: 3 months; Citroën e-Jumpy station wagon: 3 months; Citroën C-Zero: cannot be ordered

Dacia

Dacia Spring: 10 months

DS

DS 3 Crossback Elektro: 6 months

Fiat

Fiat 500 Elektro: 3 months; Fiat E-Ducato Kombi and E-Ducato panel van: 5 months

ford

Ford Mustang Mach-E: 6 months

Honda

Honda e: 5 months

Hyundai

Hyundai Kona Electric: 4 months; Hyundai Ioniq Electric: 4 months; Hyundai Ioniq 5: 7 months

jaguar

Jaguar I-Pace: 4 months

Kia

Kia e-Niro: 6 months; Kia e-Soul: 6 months

Mazda

Mazda MX-30: 4 months

Mercedes

Mercedes EQA: 4 months; Mercedes EQC: 5 months; Mercedes EQV: 3 months; Mercedes EQS: 13 months; Mercedes e-Vito Tourer: 8 months

Mini

Mini Cooper SE 3-door: 6 months

Nissan

Nissan Leaf: 4 months

Opel

Opel Corsa-e: 5 months; Opel Mokka-e: 6 months; Opel Zafira-e Life: 8 months; Opel Combo-e Life: 6 months

Peugeot

Peugeot e-208: 5 months; Peugeot e-2008: 4 months; Peugeot e-Traveler: 3 months; Peugeot e-Expert station wagon and e-Expert panel van: 6 months

Polestar

Polestar 2: 3 months

Porsche

Porsche Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo: 4 months

Renault

Renault Zoe: 4 months; Renault Twingo Electric: 4 months; Renault Kangoo ZE: 4 months

Seat

Seat Mii electric: cannot be ordered

Skoda

Skoda Enyaq iV: 3 months; Skoda Citigo e iV: cannot be ordered

Smart

Smart EQ fortwo: 5 months; Smart EQ fortwo Cabrio: 6 months; Smart EQ forfour: currently not available

Tesla

Tesla Model 3: 2-4 months; Tesla Model Y: 2-6 months; Tesla Model S: 6-8 months; Tesla Model X: 6-8 months

Volvo

Volvo XC40 Recharge Pure Electric: cannot be ordered

VW

VW ID.3: 5 months; VW ID.4 and ID.4 GTX: 5 months; VW e-Crafter panel van: 6 months; VW e-Up: cannot be ordered

This is how you get to your electric car faster

► Check out the major online portals already pre-configured vehicles. As a precaution, dealers often order models from which they differ hope for high demand.
► Also Price broker like carwow.de often have Contingents on offerthat have already been ordered by dealers and in some cases even delivered. If the vehicle is new, the environmental bonus is still valid and can be applied for.
► If you can’t find what you are looking for, one could Leasing vehicle be interesting for you. Dealers often order cars specifically for leasing - such offers are often available at short notice, for example on platforms such as sparneuwagen.de (cooperation partner of AUTO BILD) or the leasing market.

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