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Motor vehicle - E-marking for electrically powered vehicles from abroad (E-Plakette – E-badge)

Kraftfahrzeug - E-Kennzeichnung für elektrisch betriebene Fahrzeuge aus dem Ausland (E-Plakette)
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Electrically powered vehicles registered abroad can make use of special privileges, just like electrically powered vehicles registered in Germany. If the vehicle has not already been marked abroad as an electrically powered vehicle, it needs a special marking (a so-called E-Plakette, or e-vehicle sticker) in order to make use of the privileges. The E-Plakette is issued on application by a Zulassungsbehörde (vehicle registration authority) visited by the applicant and must be attached in a clearly visible position on the rear of the vehicle. Privileges for users of the vehicles are possible, for example, • for parking on public streets or roads, or with regard to fees charged there for parking • when using public streets or roads, or parts of them, designated for special purposes, • through the granting of exceptions to access restrictions or through-traffic bans The corresponding privileges apply, however, only if they are indicated by signage or ordered accordingly. To drive in the Umweltzone (low-emission zone), a Feinstaub-Plakette (particulate matter sticker) is also required for vehicles with a so-called E-Plakette or a foreign e-vehicle registration plate, generally the one for Schadstoffgruppe 4/green (emission group 4/green). Vehicles of vehicle class L - motorcycles are exempt.

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Requirements

• no marking for electrically powered vehicles by the country of origin • vehicle of vehicle classes M1, N1, N2 (but only up to a maximum total weight of 4250 kg) as well as L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e • alternative drive system or energy source, e.g. vehicles with fuel keys 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, of which at least one energy converter is an electric drive machine, and b) energy storage units, of which at least one 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 move the motor vehicle, • energy storage units: the components of the motor vehicle's drive system that store the respective forms of energy used to move the motor vehicle • Special conditions for an externally chargeable hybrid electric vehicle The marking may only be issued if the certificate of conformity (Übereinstimmungsbescheinigung) shows that the vehicle 1. has a carbon dioxide emission of no more than 50 grams per kilometer driven, or 2. has a range, using only the electric drive machine, of at least 30 kilometers, for vehicles with first registration (Erstzulassung) up to 31.12.2017, or 40 kilometers, for vehicles with first registration from 01.01.2018 onward. This applies to hybrid vehicles with fuel keys 0008, 0010, 0012, 0014, 0019, 0022, 0024, 0025, 0026, 0027, 0028, 0029, 0030, 0031, 0033.

Documents you need

• COC or certificate of conformity (Übereinstimmungsbescheinigung) The following fields must be completed in the COC 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) • Item 49.1 (CO2 emissions, combined) • Item 49.2 (electric range) If this information is incomplete, it can be confirmed by submitting a manufacturer's certificate or an expert report (Gutachten) under Section 21 StVZO (Straßenverkehrs-Zulassungs-Ordnung, Road Traffic Licensing Regulations). • Manufacturer's certificate or expert report under Section 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 up to 2011 these vehicles were registered as "normal" hybrids and are therefore not recognizable as externally chargeable. In these cases, when submitting the application, the vehicle owner must prove the external chargeability of the electric energy storage unit by means of a manufacturer's certificate or an expert report under Section 21 StVZO. • Fahrzeugschein (vehicle registration document) / Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I (registration certificate part I)

Fees

The fee is based on the Gebührenordnung für Maßnahmen im Straßenverkehr (fee schedule for road traffic measures) in its currently applicable version and amounts to 11.00 euros per sticker.

Legal basis

• Fahrzeug-Zulassungsverordnung (FZV) [Vehicle Registration Regulation] § 11, Annex 3 to § 11 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__11.html • 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 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stvzo_2012/__21.html • Verordnung zur Kennzeichnung der Kraftfahrzeuge mit geringem Beitrag zur Schadstoffbelastung (35. BImSchV) [Regulation on the Labelling of Motor Vehicles with Low Emissions Contribution] § 4 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bimschv_35/__4.html

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