Germany is expected to register around 693,000 new battery electric vehicles (BEVs) next year, the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) said on Monday. This would represent an increase of roughly 30% compared with projected 2025 figures. Including other alternative drivetrains such as plug-in hybrids, the VDA expects nearly 1 million new registrations of vehicles with electrically assisted powertrains. Registrations of new plug-in hybrids are expected to fall slightly, by about 5% to 286,000 vehicles. The forecast for fully electric cars is slightly below that of the Association…