What does the letter F at the beginning of new energy vehicles mean?

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In the automotive context, the letter F represents plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles, which are non-pure electric new energy vehicles. When a new energy vehicle's designation starts with F, it indicates a hybrid model. New energy vehicle license plates implement segmented management based on different vehicle types. The letters 'D', 'A', 'B', 'C', and 'E' represent pure electric vehicles, while the letters 'F', 'G', 'H', 'J', and 'K' represent non-pure electric vehicles (including plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles, etc.). For small vehicle license plates, the letter indicating the vehicle type (such as 'D' or 'F') is located in the first position of the serial number, while for large vehicle license plates, it is located in the last position of the serial number. The background color of small new energy vehicle license plates uses a gradient green, while large new energy vehicle license plates use a yellow-green dual-color scheme. New energy vehicle license plates have one additional digit compared to regular vehicle license plates, increasing from 5 digits to 6 digits. This expansion increases the license plate number capacity and resources, making the encoding rules more scientific and reasonable, and better meeting the need for 'less use of letters and more use of numbers' in the arrangement.