# China license plate: New energy large

> The China new energy large license plate: format L999999, for example 京A88562D, 2016 to today, truck and bus. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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Part of [China license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china) (22 registration series).

![China license plate, New energy large (2016 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-nev-large-2016/china-license-plate-new-energy-large.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L999999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2016 → today |
| Class | electric |
| Issued for | truck, bus |
| Colours | background #57B948; characters #000000 |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `cn-nev-large-2016` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/nev-large-2016) |

Same powertrain letter as the small NEV plate — D battery electric, F plug-in hybrid or fuel cell — on the yellow-green split ground of large vehicles. The reported positions (letter first on small plates, last on large) have no primary source; treat them as folklore.

| Code | Stands for | English |
|---|---|---|
| `D` | 纯电动 | battery electric |
| `F` | 非纯电动 | non-pure-electric — plug-in hybrid, fuel cell and the rest |

Sources:

- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20161122160811/http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254098/n4904352/c5550094/content.html)
- [web.archive.org](https://web.archive.org/web/20181024152732/http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2253534/n2253535/n2253537/c5757013/content.html)

## About this plate

The large new-energy vehicle plate, the yellow-and-green split plate, for the vehicle sizes that would otherwise take the yellow large-vehicle plate. Modelled as its own series rather than a colour variant because the Ministry names the two grounds separately and because the two are scoped to different vehicle sizes; the split proportions and the plate dimensions are unsourced.

## Other electric plates here

- [New energy small](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/china/nev-small-2016) (2016 to today)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/cn/cn-nev-large-2016.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/china?series=cn-nev-large-2016
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/cn` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "cn-nev-large-2016"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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