The difference in license plates between hybrid and plug-in hybrid mainly lies in the following aspects:
1. License plate color and type: Hybrid electric vehicle: The blue license plate on it is a regular motor vehicle. Although this type of vehicle combines both fuel and electricity, its battery cannot be charged through an external power source and mainly relies on a fuel engine, so it is considered a traditional car category with blue license plates. Plug in hybrid vehicles: In some regions, due to their batteries being rechargeable through an external power source and having long pure electric driving capabilities, they are considered new energy vehicles and are allowed to have green license plates. Green license plates are usually used to distinguish new energy vehicles, including pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid vehicles, etc.
2. License plate identification: Green license plates usually have specific markings to distinguish different types of new energy vehicles. For example, the first letter of a license plate number may be "D" or "F", where "D" represents a pure electric vehicle and "F" represents a non pure electric vehicle, including plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Blue license plates do not have such specific markings, and their format is the same as traditional fuel vehicle license plates.
3. Policy differences: As plug-in hybrid vehicles are considered as new energy vehicles, they may enjoy relevant policy benefits for new energy vehicles in some regions, such as free parking, road use fee reductions, and car purchase subsidies. Although hybrid electric vehicles also have certain energy-saving and environmental protection advantages, they may not be as obvious in terms of policy incentives as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles because they are still considered traditional cars.
The difference between hybrid and plug-in hybrid license plates mainly lies in the color and type of license plates, license plate markings, and related policy differences. These differences reflect the differences in energy utilization, technological characteristics, and policy positioning between the two.