Motor vehicle registration number Allocation of electrically powered vehicles

You can apply for the E number plate for vehicles that have an alternative drive.

These include:

• Pure battery electric vehicles,
• Vehicles that are charged from the outside via a charging cable, for example plug-in hybrid vehicles, and
• hydrogen-powered vehicles, such as fuel cell cars.

You can recognise an E-plate by the letter "E" behind the general vehicle registration number. If you want to enter environmental zones, you still need an environmental sticker.

Advantages for vehicles with E-plates in road traffic are, for example:

• free parking,
• Use of specially designated parking spaces,
• Use of the bus lane.

These advantages differ between municipalities. Please ask your local traffic authority what applies to your place of residence. Please note that there are different types of licence plates for different purposes. Of these, the following cannot be combined with the E number plate:

• Short-term number plates,
• Export licence plates and
• red number plates (so-called dealer number plates).

Note: You can save up to EUR 2,000 when purchasing and registering an electric vehicle for the first time if you apply for an environmental bonus.