Owners and keepers of an electric vehicle can now apply for a special license plate. Based on the “EmoG”, the electromobility law, which came into force in June 2015, electric vehicles have the opportunity to be easily recognizable and perceived as such. This means that municipal privileges can also be claimed. This includes, for example, the use of the bus lane, special free parking spaces or similar benefits. As far as this has been implemented locally.
This regulation does not only include pure electric vehicles, but also plug-in hybrids. The classification here is the maximum emission of 50 grams CO2 in the driving cycle according to the NEDC or an electrical range of at least 30 km. From 1.1. In 2018, this range will be increased to 40 km.
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A first correct step, which unfortunately contains too many traces of lobbying in the German automotive industry. Instead of consistently promoting e-mobility, this law also allows expensive luxury vehicles with an alibi hybrid function to use e-mobility support, which is also very manageable. So are they Hybrid S-Class plug-in with its 31 km, or the Porsche Panamera Plug-In Hybrid benefits from this funding.
This means that in future, plug-in S-Classes will drive on bus lanes, in the rear the bank manager, and additionally clog the bus lanes. The economic and ecological advantage of the Alibi plug-in hybrids is more than manageable. Instead of consistently promoting alternatives such as Renault Zoe, Mitsubishi EV, BMW i3 or even that e-Golf, a lobby law is passed. The goal of 1 million electric cars by 2020 will not be noticeably closer.
That also per Electric car license plate marked cars must still have a green badge in their windshield, well, you can understand it as the icing on the cake.
