Almost a third (31%) of drivers don’t know what green number plates represent, more than six months after their introduction.
Nissan dealers are fitting new 70-plate electric cars with green number plates to preview their introduction later this year.
Following a consultation started last year, the government has given the go-ahead for number plates to adopt a green flash to denote the environmental impact of an electric vehicle.
The Government has launched a consultation on introducing green number plates for electric vehicles to encourage EV uptake; but the move is already causing debate among motoring and electric vehicle related organisations.