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Apply for electric vehicle license plate (Elektrokennzeichen)

Elektrokennzeichen beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.

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Requirements

• Vehicle class Vehicles of vehicle classes M1, N1, N2 (but only up to a gross weight of max. 4250 kg) as well as L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e • Vehicle has an alternative drive system or energy source (e.g. vehicles with fuel codes 0004 and 0015) • an electrically powered vehicle • a pure battery electric vehicle • an externally chargeable hybrid electric vehicle or a fuel cell vehicle, • a pure battery electric vehicle: a motor vehicle with a drive system, a) whose energy converters are exclusively electric machines, and b) whose energy storage units can be recharged at least from outside the vehicle, • an externally chargeable hybrid electric vehicle: a motor vehicle with a drive system that has at least two different types of a) energy converters, at least one of which is an electric drive machine, and b) energy storage units, at least one of which can be electrically recharged from an energy source located outside the vehicle, • a fuel cell vehicle: a motor vehicle with a drive system whose energy converters consist exclusively of fuel cells and at least one electric drive machine, • Energy converters: the components of the motor vehicle's drive system that permanently or temporarily convert energy from one form into another, which is used to propel the motor vehicle, • Energy storage units: the components of the motor vehicle's drive system that store the respective forms of energy used to propel the motor vehicle • In the case of an externally chargeable hybrid electric vehicle, an Elektrokennzeichen (electric vehicle license plate) may only be issued if the Übereinstimmungsbescheinigung (certificate of conformity) shows that the vehicle 1. has a carbon dioxide emission of no more than 50 grams per kilometer driven, or 2. has a range of at least 40 kilometers when using the electric drive machine exclusively. This applies to hybrid vehicles with fuel codes 0008, 0010, 0012, 0014, 0019, 0022, 0024, 0025, 0026, 0027, 0028, 0029, 0030, 0031, 0033. • Residence in Germany For applicants from non-EU countries without a place of residence or registered seat in Germany, the details of an authorized recipient (empfangsbevollmächtigte Person) with a place of residence or registered seat in Berlin must be provided. For applicants from EU countries (Unionsbürger, EU citizens), proof of the foreign address is required. In addition, the address of the vehicle's regular location in Berlin must also be stated.

Documents you need

Application for [vehicle] registration (Zulassung) Please bring all documents in the original as a rule. The entry can be made in the vehicle documents either in person or by an authorized representative. • Fahrzeugbrief (vehicle registration document) / Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil II (registration certificate part II) together with the COC certificate (Certificate of Conformity) or Übereinstimmungsbescheinigung (certificate of conformity) The following fields must be filled in on the COC certificate or certificate of conformity: • Item 22 for vehicle class L, or item 23 for vehicle classes M1, N1 and N2 (purely electric drive - yes/no) • Item 23.1 (hybrid (electric) vehicle: yes/no) • Item 26 (fuel) • Vehicle tested according to the NEDC driving cycle (NEFZ), item 49.1 (CO2 emissions combined) + item 49.2 • Vehicle tested according to the WLTP driving cycle, item 49.4 (CO2 emissions combined) + item 49.5.2 (electric range) If this information is incomplete, it can be confirmed by submitting a manufacturer's certificate (Herstellerbescheinigung) or an expert report under §21 StVZO (Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations). • Manufacturer's certificate or expert report under §21 StVZO for hybrid (plug-in) vehicles with fuel codes 0008, 0010, 0012, 0014, 0019, 0022 and 0024 The codes for hybrid (plug-in) vehicles were not introduced until 2012, so that vehicles registered up to 2011 were recorded as "normal" hybrids and therefore cannot be identified as externally chargeable. In these cases, when submitting the application, the vehicle owner must prove the external chargeability of the electrical energy storage unit by means of a manufacturer's certificate or an expert report under §21 StVZO. • Fahrzeugschein (vehicle registration certificate) / Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (registration certificate part I) • previous license plate(s) • electronic insurance confirmation (eVB) only required when registering the vehicle to a new owner • proof of a valid main inspection (Hauptuntersuchung) in accordance with §29 StVZO • Personalausweis (identity card) or passport with Meldebescheinigung (registration certificate) (or an officially certified copy) • if applicable, an informal power of attorney, including the identity document of both the person granting power of attorney and the authorized representative unless it is a notarized power of attorney • extract from the Handelsregister (commercial register) and Gewerbeanmeldung (business registration) in the original or as a certified copy (for companies) • extract from the Vereinsregister (register of associations) in the original or as a certified copy (for associations) • SEPA direct debit mandate

Forms

• Application for vehicle registration www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • SEPA direct debit mandate (fillable) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • SEPA direct debit mandate (print version) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/kfz-zulass • Application to change the license plate (electric vehicle plate) www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/ersatz_ausstel • Declaration of authorized recipient (only required if there is no residence in Germany) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/empfangsbevollma • Declaration of consent for registration in the name of a minor www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/einverstaendnise

Fees

The fee is based on the Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (fee schedule for road traffic measures) in its respective applicable version and amounts to a minimum of 31.80 EUR, if the service is not provided as part of a registration (Zulassung) and the vehicle is already registered. Please note that this fee may be higher depending on the individual case — this depends on the specific application submitted. The manufacture of the license plates is not a service provided by the Kfz-Zulassungsbehörde Berlin (Berlin Vehicle Registration Authority). No information can be given about separately incurred costs.

Legal basis

• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV, Vehicle Registration Regulation) §§ 6, 11 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__11.html • Elektromobilitätsgesetz (EmoG, Electromobility Act) §§ 1, 2, 3, 4 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/emog/ • Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (GebOSt, Fee Schedule for Road Traffic Measures) Annex to § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgebo_2011/anlage.html • Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung (StVZO, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations) §§ 21, 29 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/ • Kfz-Zulassungsvoraussetzungsgesetz (FzZulGebEinfG BE, Berlin Vehicle Registration Requirements Act) § 1 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=FzZulGebEinfG_BE_!_1 • Kraftfahrzeugsteuergesetz 2002 (KraftStG 2002, Motor Vehicle Tax Act 2002) § 3d www.gesetze-im-internet.de/kraftstg/__3d.html • Pflichtversicherungsgesetz (PflVG, Compulsory Insurance Act) § 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pflvg/__1.html

Further information

• Tax exemptions for electric vehicles (Generalzolldirektion (Directorate General of Customs)) www.zoll.de/DE/Fachthemen/Steuern/Verkehrsteuern/Kraftfahrze • General information on registrations for companies and associations (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs)) www.berlin.de/labo/mobilitaet/kfz-zulassung/artikel.274551.p • Berlin general order (Senatsverwaltung für Mobilität, Verkehr, Klimaschutz und Umwelt (Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment)) www.berlin.de/sen/uvk/umwelt/luft/luftreinhaltung/umweltzone • Reserve a vehicle registration plate (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121484/

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German original

Service number 327084 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/327084/