Electric vehicles
Electric vehicles have to undergo the vehicle inspection like every other car. The emissions test does not apply; instead the high-voltage system, the insulation and the charging connections are checked.
Alongside the usual items the inspector looks at the integrity of the orange high-voltage cables, at the condition of the charging socket and cable, and at whether the insulation monitoring works.
Because of the higher vehicle weight and brisk acceleration, tyres often wear faster. The brakes, by contrast, usually last longer because much of the deceleration happens through regeneration — which does mean the discs tend to corrode rather than wear.
It is not part of the vehicle inspection. Anyone who wants to know — before a sale, for instance — needs a separate battery report, which many vehicles can produce via the diagnostic port.
New vehicles for the first time after three years, then every two years. There is no special arrangement for electric vehicles.
In brief
No. Without a combustion engine the emissions test does not apply; the vehicle inspection remains mandatory.
No, that is not part of the inspection. A battery report is a separate service.
Because a large part of the deceleration goes through regeneration and the mechanical brake is rarely used. Braking firmly now and again keeps the discs clear.
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