What does it mean for a Tesla to have a blue license plate?
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Tesla with a blue license plate refers to Tesla vehicles purchased earlier when green license plates were not yet available, hence they were registered with blue plates. Tesla is an American electric vehicle and clean energy company founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning in Silicon Valley, California. Tesla's vehicle lineup includes the Model 3, Model X, Model S, and Model Y. The Model 3 is a pure electric mid-size sedan with dimensions of 4694mm in length, 1850mm in width, and 1443mm in height, and a wheelbase of 2875mm. The Model 3 comes in rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions, with the all-wheel drive version featuring dual motors and the rear-wheel drive version equipped with a single motor.
I've always driven a Tesla, but my car has a blue license plate. This is because cars purchased before the end of 2016 were registered with blue plates, as the green plate policy hadn't been implemented yet. My Model S was registered in 2015, so it has a blue plate. Nowadays, most Teslas on the road have green plates, but early owners like me with blue plates are not uncommon. Actually, there's no difference between blue and green plates for the car itself, but there are differences in traffic restriction policies. Blue plates in some cities must comply with traditional traffic restrictions, while green plates are exempt. Additionally, during annual inspections, the staff always double-check that it's an electric vehicle, which is quite troublesome. Long-time owners should pay attention to these detail differences.
