The green number plates, launched late in 2015, are for fully electric vehicles as well as plug-in, full and range-extender hybrids, depending on the distance they can travel using batteries.

The number of fully electric vehicles rose by 1,704 to 51,461. That number included 48,108 fully-electric cars.

Almost 35,500 vehicles with green plates were registered in the capital.

The number of vehicles with green number plates was up from 67,285 at the end of February 2023, according to data from the Interior Ministry.