License plates in China are coloured based on what type of motor the car uses

    by brlee3

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    1. UK plates have a green bar on the left side of the plate to signal zero emission vehicles.

    2. In Germany, the license plates of electric cars have an E at the end. Vintage cars have an H. 

    3. I think a lot of places have green plates for EVs. Ontario, Canada has green lettering for EVs. Black lettering for commercial plates, which also applies to pickup trucks.

    4. In Ontario, we have white plates but the letter colour changes based on the car.
      Black = truck/pickup
      Green = EV/hybrid
      Red = dealer
      Blue = everything else

    5. When I was a kid in Hong Kong a ‘hackney carriage’ taxi (one you can flag down on the street) had white licence plates but private hire taxis (that you have to pre-book) had black licence plates. The private hire ones were commonly referred to as “black plates”, like “I’m going to take a black plate home”.

    6. Surprised this is interesting. We have different colour plates in India. Green for EVs, white for regulars, yellow for cabs

    7. In Canada the plates differ by province but it is sometimes green lettering over a white background.

    8. Cool_Being_7590 on

      In Taiwan, motorcycles and moped registration plates are colour coded as well.

      White plate + red lettering = electric bike < 1.34hp (1 KW) or <45kmph / 28mph

      Green plate + white lettering = Motorcycles < 50 cc (3.1 cu in), or electric motorcycles 1.34 – 5 hp (1.00 and 3.73 kW), or electric motorcycles < 1.34 hp (1.00 kW) and < 45 km/h (28 mph).

      White plate + black lettering = Motorcycles between 50 – 250 cc (3.1 and 15.3 cu in), or electric motorcycles with power between 5 and 40 hp (3.7 – 29.8 kW).

      Yellow plate + black lettering = Motorcycles between 250 – 550 cc (15 and 34 cu in), or electric motorcycles between 40 – 54 hp (30 – 40 kW).

      Red plate + white lettering = Motorcycles > 550 cc (34 cu in), or electric motorcycles > 54 hp (40 kW).

      [Source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Taiwan)

    9. Id imagine this is for fire fighters so they don’t run head first into a battery fire unprepared. That shit is nasty 

    10. ForgottenGrocery on

      In Indonesia its more than just type of motor

      * white plate – private vehicle (previously it was black and only changed recently so there’s still a lot of black plates)
      * white with blue band/ribbon at the bottom – electric motor
      * yellow – public transport
      * red – government official vehicles
      * others – Armed forces official vehicles would have different colors and design matching their branches. The Department of Defense, Army, Navy, Air Force and the police forces

    11. In Poland white plates are standard, green are for electric cars, yellow are for collector grade old cars 

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