What Elektroauto-News.net does

Elektroauto-News.net is a German-language editorial news portal dedicated exclusively to electromobility and electric vehicles. Founded in 2011, it is operated by SH Webdienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH, a privately held German limited liability company headquartered in Neckargemünd, Baden-Württemberg, with a staff of approximately 10 people. The platform delivers content through daily news articles, in-depth analyses, vehicle test reports (Erfahrungsberichte), a thrice-weekly curated newsletter, and a podcast distributed via Podigee, covering topics spanning electric cars, battery development, charging infrastructure, electric trucks, hydrogen, micromobility, and electromobility policy. Coverage extends across more than 60 automotive brands including BMW, Volkswagen, Porsche, Tesla, BYD, Geely, and Denza, and the platform reports over one million readers per month in the DACH region.

Name

Elektroauto-News.net

Legal name

SH Webdienstleistungsgesellschaft mbH

Website

https://elektroauto-news.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Neckargemünd, Baden-Württemberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising - Display & Sponsored Content: The platform generates revenue through display advertising, advertorials placed in editorial format, and branded content. Advertising formats include display ads on the website, sponsored articles, and branded podcast integrations.
2. Affiliate Revenue: The platform participates in affiliate programs including Amazon Partner Program, AWIN, VEHICULUM, eBay Partner Network, and Im Herzen Grün, earning commissions when readers click affiliate links to purchase products or services.
3. Newsletter Sponsorship: Newsletter integration packages allow companies to reach decision-makers and industry professionals through the platform's email newsletter.
4. LinkedIn Advertising Campaigns: The platform offers LinkedIn campaign management services to present content to a specialized community of industry professionals and decision-makers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Elektroauto-News.net is a German-language editorial news portal that publishes daily news, in-depth analyses, vehicle test reports, and background articles on electromobility (electric vehicles, batteries, charging infrastructure, electric trucks, hydrogen, micromobility, and policy). It delivers content through three formats: a website with a knowledge database, a curated email newsletter published three times per week, and a podcast.

Product overview

Elektroauto-News.net is a German-language editorial news portal focused on electromobility and electric vehicles. The site delivers content across multiple formats: news articles, in-depth analyses, vehicle test reports (Erfahrungsberichte), a podcast, and a thrice-weekly newsletter. Thematically it covers electric cars, battery development, charging infrastructure, electric trucks, hydrogen, micromobility, and policy. The portal has no commercial software product; it is a content platform monetized via advertising, affiliate links, and a subscription option via ContentPass. Key named offerings are the News Portal itself, the Podcast, and the Newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Elektroauto-News.net News Portal Free-access German-language web portal delivering daily editorial coverage of electric vehicles and electromobility for consumer enthusiasts and industry professionals in the DACH region.
• Elektroauto-News Newsletter Free thrice-weekly curated email newsletter providing subscribers with a compact, market-neutral and independent summary of the most relevant electromobility news for industry professionals and EV enthusiasts.
• Elektroauto-News Podcast Podcast offering insider perspectives, weekly electromobility updates, and in-depth conversations for industry professionals and EV enthusiasts, distributed via Podigee and major podcast platforms.
• ContentPass Subscription Reader-facing subscription offering ad-free access to Elektroauto-News.net content, operated in partnership with ContentPass GmbH as an alternative consumption model.
• Advertising Packages (Display, Sponsored Content, Newsletter Integration, LinkedIn Campaigns) B2B advertising offerings that let companies reach decision-makers and industry professionals in the DACH electromobility audience via display ads, advertorials, sponsored content, newsletter integrations, branded podcast spots, and managed LinkedIn campaigns.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Business Advertising GmbH (businessAD)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerBusinessAD handles advertising placement and optimization for the platform. The partnership includes affiliate tracking, conversion tracking, and behavioral advertising technologies.
• Seeding AllianceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSeeding Alliance provides native advertising campaigns and user behavior analytics to optimize ad targeting for Elektroauto-News.net.
• ContentPass GmbHminorGTM or Marketing PartnerContentPass offers a subscription-based, ad-free access option for Elektroauto-News.net, providing readers with an alternative consumption model.
• STRÖER SEcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSTRÖER handles advertising technology and programmatic ad placement through their subsidiary BusinessAD, including affiliate tracking and behavioral advertising.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Auto Bild: One of Germany's largest automotive publications, with growing dedicated EV content. A broad incumbent competing for the same advertising budgets and EV-curious audience, but covering the full automotive spectrum.
• Auto Motor und Sport: Established German automotive magazine with extensive EV coverage. A broad incumbent that competes for automotive advertising spend and reader attention, but covers all of automotive rather than specializing in electromobility.
• Heise Verlag: Major German technology publisher with an established auto and EV section. A broad incumbent with significant reach and resources, overlapping with Elektroauto-News.net on the technology and EV intersection.
• Motor1.com: International automotive digital publisher with German-language editions. A broad incumbent with significant scale and advertising sophistication, competing for EV news traffic and OEM advertising.

Emerging players

• CleanThinking.de: German-language platform covering clean energy, sustainability, and electromobility. An emerging player with thematic overlap into EV charging, renewable energy, and sustainable mobility, addressing an adjacent but broader audience.
• Mobile Geeks: German technology and mobility media outlet covering electric vehicles, e-mobility, and connected car topics. An emerging player with partial overlap in the EV news niche, with comparable mid-market size and audience profile.

Direct peers

• GoingElectric.de: German-language EV community and information platform with a forum, news section, and charging station database. Directly comparable in DACH EV audience focus and community-driven content model.
• electrive.com: A leading German and English-language news service dedicated entirely to electric mobility, covering electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and policy. Directly competes with Elektroauto-News.net for the same DACH EV audience and automotive industry advertisers.
• Ecomento.de: German-language EV news and information platform covering electric cars, charging infrastructure, and sustainability. A direct peer in the DACH EV media niche, with comparable audience and B2B/B2C coverage.
• InsideEVs: Major English-language EV news outlet covering electric vehicles, batteries, and charging infrastructure globally. Comparable business model with advertising and affiliate revenue, and the most prominent international EV news brand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/eautonews
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCzPkAtZN516Yk2MFrleTqyg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elektroauto-news
• Instagraminstagram.com/elektroautonews

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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