Aug 5 (Reuters) - Tesla's sales volume in

Germany more than halved in July, the German road traffic agency

KBA said on Tuesday, although sales of battery electric vehicles

rose overall.

KBA said Tesla sold 1,110 cars in Germany in July, down by

55.1% from a year earlier. The number of Teslas sold in the

January-July period dropped 57.8% to 10,000 units, compared with

the same period last year.

By contrast, the total number of newly registered electric

vehicles increased by 58% in July to 48,614 units, KBA added.