Plakette für elektrisch betriebene Fahrzeuge aus dem Ausland beantragen

If your electrically powered vehicle from abroad does not already have a license plate, it will need an e-badge to drive in Germany.

Your electrically powered vehicle such as a battery

• battery electric vehicle;
• fuel cell vehicle or
• rechargeable hybrid electric vehicle

requires an e-badge to participate in road traffic, even if it comes from abroad.

In some places, you can use some advantages with the sticker, for example

• Use of bus lanes
• Electric charging stations.

Dou must apply for the sticker at the relevant office and it will be issued to you by the registration authority. Afterwards you must affix the sticker to the back of your vehicle.

• the registration certificate part I
• the certificate of conformity or
• another document suitable as proof.

• No labeling for electrically powered vehicles by the country of origin
• Vehicle of vehicle categories M1, N1, N2 (but only up to a total weight of max. 4250 kg) and L3e, L4e, L5e, L7e
• Alternative drive or energy source

EUR 11,00

You must apply for the so-called e-badge at the responsible registration authority.

The authority will enter your vehicle's field provided for this purpose with a lightfast pen and hands you the e-badge.

You then only need to affix the e-badge to the rear of the vehicle in a clearly visible position.

You can only take advantage of certain benefits once you have attached the sticker to your car.

License plates issued abroad for electrically powered vehicles are equivalent to domestic license plates or stickers for electrically powered vehicles.

Please contact the licensing authority.