What is the Difference Between Pure Electric and Hybrid Vehicle License Plates?
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The difference between pure electric and hybrid vehicle license plates lies in the first letter of the plate: 'D' represents pure electric new energy vehicles, while 'F' represents hybrid vehicles. The first character on the license plate is a Chinese character representing the abbreviation of the province where the vehicle is registered. The second character is an English letter, indicating the city-level code where the vehicle is registered, followed by a five-digit serial number. The functions of vehicle license plates are: 1. To number and register information for each vehicle; 2. To identify the region to which the vehicle belongs; 3. To access the owner's and vehicle's registration information based on the license plate. Types of vehicle license plates: 1. White represents military and police plates; 2. Blue represents ordinary small vehicles with fewer than 7 seats; 3. Yellow represents ordinary large vehicles; 4. Black represents foreign enterprise plates.
When I was buying a car, I specifically researched the license plate differences between pure electric and hybrid vehicles. I found that both use green new energy license plates but have different starting letters—pure electric vehicle plates are green with white characters starting with 'D' representing pure electric, while hybrid vehicles (mainly plug-in hybrids) start with 'F' indicating hybrid. Green plates come with many benefits, such as no driving restrictions or purchase limits in big cities, as well as government subsidies and exemptions from purchase taxes. Pure electric vehicles run entirely on electricity, producing zero emissions but requiring frequent charging; hybrids can refuel for emergencies, offering more flexibility, but their overall emissions are not as clean as pure electric. Choosing between them depends on your lifestyle. For someone like me who often travels long distances, I opted for a hybrid 'F' plate, which is more worry-free to drive, and the license plate color makes it easy to distinguish at a glance for management purposes.
