India, March 13 -- Germany needs a sharp turnaround in the momentum of its electric vehicle (EV) sales if it wants to stand a chance of meeting its emissions goals, according to a study.

Sales of new EVs would have to quadruple in the next three years and rise sixfold by 2030 in order to reach Germany's goal of having 15 million of such cars on the road, according to a lobby group for the renewable energy sector.

A more likely outcome is the country will have only 10 million electric cars and will fall short of its greenhouse gas emissions goal by about a third, the group, known as BEE, said in a study. The transport sector has become a key laggard in Germany's fight to reduce pollution.

"The German transport transition is on a crash c...