# Germany license plate: Electric E

> The Germany electric E license plate: format LL-LL 999E, for example DF-IJ 513E, 2015 to today, car, van, truck, bus, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Germany license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany) (13 registration series).

![Germany license plate, Electric E (2015 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/de/de-electric-e/germany-license-plate-electric-e.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-LL 999E` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2015 → today |
| Class | electric |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 520 × 110 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `de-electric-e` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/germany/electric-e) |

The trailing E marks an electrically powered vehicle under the 2015 Elektromobilitätsgesetz, unlocking bus lanes and free parking where municipalities allow it. The letter is optional — plenty of EVs drive unbadged — and the rest decodes like any German plate.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `E` | elektrisch | electric vehicle |

Sources:

- [Elektromobilitätsgesetz, Ausfertigungsdatum 05.06.2015 (BGBl. I S. 898) — the enabling statute § 11 FZV keys off; note § 8 Abs. 2: the Act EXPIRES at the end of 31.12.2026](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/emog/EmoG.pdf)
- [§ 11 Abs. 1-2: an E-Kennzeichen is the § 9 Abs. 1 plate (optionally also a green or seasonal one) with 'den Kennbuchstaben "E" als amtlichen Zusatz hinter der Erkennungsnummer'; Abs. 4: the Anlage 3 badge route for foreign vehicles; Abs. 5: foreign E-markings are recognised as equivalent](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/__11.html)
- [Anlage 4 Abschnitt 5a: E-Kennzeichen executed per Abschnitt 4, plus the Saison variants and position caps](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/fzv_2023/anlage_4.html)
- [50. ÄndVstVR vom 15.9.2015, BGBl. I S. 1573 — inserts § 9a FZV 2011 ('den Kennbuchstaben "E" im Anschluss an die Erkennungsnummer') and Anlage 3a; 'tritt am Tag nach der Verkündung in Kraft' = 26.9.2015, the first day an E plate could issue.](https://media.offenegesetze.de/bgbl1/2015/bgbl1_2015_36.pdf)

## About this plate

TIME BOMB WORTH RECORDING: EmoG § 8 Abs. 2 provides that the Act ceases to be in force at the end of 31 December 2026, inside the current audit horizon.

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/de/de-electric-e.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/germany?series=de-electric-e
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/de` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "de-electric-e"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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