Motor vehicle license plate; application for an E-license plate
With the E license plate you have the possibility to use specially marked parking spaces or to drive on streets that have been approved for this purpose. The vehicle must be a purely electric vehicle or meet special requirements as a hybrid vehicle.
Description
Upon application, an E license plate will be issued for the following vehicles:
- Battery electric vehicle (BEV)
- Fuel cell vehicle (FCEV)
- Hybrid vehicle (PHEV)
Here, the following additional requirements must be met:
- CO2 emissions(WLTP) below 50 g/km or
- Range with electric drive 40 km (range city, EAER City).
Vehicles must be assigned to class M1, N1, L3e, L4e, L5e or L7e. Class N2 vehicles can be issued an E license plate if they can be driven in Germany with a class B driver's license up to a gross vehicle weight of 4,250 kg.
The E license plate bears the letter "E" after the identification number. It can also be assigned as a changeable license plate or as a seasonal license plate.
Required documents
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Evidence of compliance by means of an EC certificate of conformity or a manufacturer's data confirmation.
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further approval documents are dependent on the approval process (see under "Related topics")
Fees
The costs of the respective registration process apply (see under "Related topics"). You can apply for the E license plate when registering a new vehicle and each time you change the registration of your vehicle.
If you want to provide your vehicle with an E-plate, costs of 27.50 to 31.20 euros are incurred.
There are additional fees for reserving and choosing a vanity plate.
You must obtain the license plates yourself at your own expense from private providers.
Internet-based allocation is not yet possible for an E license plate.
The Bavarian registration authorities can already enable the allocation of E license plates for purely electric vehicles on the basis of an exemption. From September 2023, it will be possible to apply for E-plates throughout Germany if the vehicle manufacturers have made the necessary data for the respective vehicle available on demand.
Status: 13.04.2023
Responsible for editing: Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wohnen, Bau und Verkehr
- Online transactions, Bavaria-wide
- Online transactions, locally limited
- Prefillable Form, Bavaria-wide
- Legal bases, Bavaria-wide
- Legal bases, locally limited
- Fees, Bavaria-wide
- Fees, locally limited