Can the Highlander Hybrid get a green license plate?
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The Highlander hybrid version can get a green license plate. Green license plates are only available for pure electric vehicles or plug-in hybrid vehicles. New energy vehicle license plates are mainly green, divided into small new energy vehicle special license plates and large new energy vehicle special license plates, with a size of 48 cm × 14 cm. The following is a related introduction to license plates: 1. New energy vehicle special license plates: green background with black characters and black borders. New energy vehicle license plates are gradient green, while large new energy vehicle license plates are yellow-green dual-color, with the regional code part in yellow and the number part in green. 2. Large vehicle license plates: yellow background with black characters and black borders, applicable to medium and above passenger vehicles, cargo vehicles, special operation vehicles, semi-trailer tractors, and electric vehicles. 3. Trailer license plates: yellow background with black characters and black borders, applicable to full trailers and semi-trailers not fixed with tractors. 4. Small vehicle license plates: blue background with white characters and white borders, applicable to medium and below passenger vehicles, cargo vehicles, and special operation vehicles. 5. Hong Kong and Macau entry-exit vehicle license plates: black background with white characters and white borders, applicable to vehicles entering and exiting mainland China from Hong Kong and Macau. 6. Coach vehicle license plates: yellow background with black characters and black borders, applicable to dedicated coaching vehicles.
A few days ago, I accompanied a friend to a 4S dealership to look at cars, and we happened to discuss the license plate registration for the Highlander Hybrid. This matter depends on policy—green license plates for new energy vehicles are only issued to pure electric or plug-in hybrid models. The Highlander Hybrid is a regular hybrid, which cannot be charged externally and has a small battery, allowing only a few kilometers of pure electric driving, so it can only get a regular blue license plate. If you're in a license-restricted city like Shanghai or Shenzhen, it’s quite a disadvantage—blue plates may cost around 70,000 to 80,000 yuan at auction, while green plates are free. Moreover, green plates also exempt you from purchase tax, saving you tens of thousands of yuan for a car like the Highlander. Actually, there are many plug-in hybrid options available now, such as the BYD Tang DM, which offers both a green plate and long-distance driving capability, making it quite practical.
