Dec 31, 2024 · Shanghai will continue to offer free license plates for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) registered in the city in 2025, extending a policy that expired today by one year.

Dec 15, 2023 · Shanghai has provided free license plates for NEVs, including plug-in hybrids (PHEVs), BEVs, and fuel cell vehicles, for many years. Starting January 1, 2023, the city was not offering free license plates for PHEVs, including extended-range electric vehicle (EREV) models.

Jun 4, 2023 · Apparently, in 2022, China was the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) market, with 59% of global sales. One in four cars sold in China last year was an EV. I believe the rollout of this Green...

Dec 18, 2023 · Buyers have to bid for license plates through auctions and lotteries, boosting EV sales to more than 262,000 units in the city for the first 10 months of this year, the highest among Chinese cities.

Jan 5, 2023 · Beijing will offer 100,000 additional vehicle quotas this year, with 30,000 available for traditional internal combustion engine vehicles and another 70,000 for electric vehicles, according to an announcement made today by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Transport.

Oct 12, 2022 · On October 10, Shanghai authorities issued a new policy regarding new energy vehicles. From January 1, 2023, consumers who buy plug-in hybrid vehicles (including extended-range models) will no longer enjoy the benefits of free license plates.

Dec 18, 2023 · Local authorities in Shanghai have extended the practice of allocating free license plates to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for an additional year beginning January 1st.

Jul 8, 2021 · Today one may have to wait for about five years to get a license plate for such a car, for Beijing alone has 470,000 applications while fewer than 100,000 new-energy plates are issued each year. China has been encouraging the development of …

Apr 19, 2016 · Now China's Traffic Management Bureau has designed a special license plate for "new energy vehicles"—a category that includes battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel-cell cars....

Aug 14, 2017 · China will issue special license plates for new energy vehicles in every city nationwide, following the success of a pilot program in five cities, in an effort to relieve pressure on energy use and protect the environment, the Ministry of Public Security announced on Aug 13.