JPJePlate: Malaysia’s New Hologram-Embedded Plates for EVs

As part of Malaysia’s pilot initiative to implement standardised national number plates, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) and the Road Transport Department (Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan – JPJ) have officially launched the JPJePlate system. The rollout begins with electric vehicles (EVs), and the system is expected to expand to other vehicle categories.

The JPJePlate system comes with nine security features, including a holographic stripe, anticounterfeiting foil, colour code on the left side of the plate to indicate the vehicle’s fuel type (light green for EV), the national flag of Malaysia (Jalur Gemilang), embossed international vehicle registration code (MAL), QR code as digital signature, laser engraved serial number, embedded RFID chip and security screws for installation.

The plates are made of aluminium with retro-reflective characteristics to ensure better visibility at night and come with anti-theft one-way screws, designed to make it difficult to remove or tamper with the plate once installed.