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Kazakhstan has approved separate registration plates for electric vehicles, with the main changes taking effect on January 1, 2027. The region code panel will be green, and different vehicle categories will have their own plate designs (kursiv.media).
What happened
Electric vehicles owned by individuals and companies will get plates with a white background. All characters, including KZ, will remain black. Here’s the important detail: only the region code panel will be green.
Electric trucks and buses will have separate plate formats. Electric motorcycles and scooters will also get their own plates. Designs have also been approved for vehicles where a plate cannot be fitted in the standard position.
What this means for owners
The green panel will make electric vehicles identifiable by their plates. The plate’s background colour will depend on the category of owner.
The new designs cover both privately owned electric cars and company vehicles. The changes apply to passenger cars and commercial electric vehicles.
Plates for police and diplomats
Electric vehicles used by internal affairs agencies will have plates with a blue background and a green region code panel. All characters, including KZ, will be white.
Electric vehicles belonging to diplomatic missions and consulates will get D and T series plates. These will have white characters on a red background, with a green panel on the right.
Honorary consuls’ vehicles will get HC series plates, while vehicles belonging to branches and representative offices of foreign companies will get M series plates. Yellow plates have been approved for certain special categories in the HC, H, M and F series. These will have black characters and a green panel on the right.
When the changes take effect
Most of the changes will take effect on January 1, 2027. Certain provisions will take effect 10 calendar days after the order is first officially published.
