Policy differences in East China region.

Shanghai

New energy vehicles in Shanghai are entitled to free special license plates for new energy vehicles without the need for auctions. Starting from November 2nd, 2020, small passenger cars with motor vehicle license plates from other provinces or cities, small passenger cars with temporary driving car license plates, taxi cars without passengers, and small passenger cars driven by probationary drivers are prohibited from traveling on some roads. The new energy vehicles are not subject to these restricted driving measures. This policy is valid until December 31st, 2023. It is also clarified that from January 1st, 2023, Shanghai will no longer issue quotas for special license plates for plug-in hybrid (including extended range) vehicles.

Chongming District

New energy vehicles receive parking discounts. The fee for public parking lots is 2 yuan/hour, and the fee for related scenic parking lots is 10 yuan/time for small cars and 20 yuan/time for large cars.

Hangzhou

New energy vehicles are entitled to free special license plates for new energy vehicles without the need for a lottery or auction. They are not subject to the “staggered driving” in the city and the “odd-even number” restricted driving measures in the West Lake Scenic Area (Zhejiang A license plates).

Nanjing

Vehicles with new energy vehicle special license plates can park for free for the first hour in temporary parking spaces on city roads. After more than 1 hour, it will be treated as a new vehicle and enjoy free parking for 15 minutes.

Suzhou

Vehicles with special license plates for new energy vehicles can park for free in road temporary parking spaces within 1 hour (inclusive).

Wuxi

Non-operating new energy vehicles that enter the parking lot of the government’s priced and guided parking facilities and park temporarily within 1 hour are exempt from motor vehicle parking service fees, and parking lots that implement market regulation prices are encouraged to follow this practice.

Xuzhou

Vehicles with special license plates for new energy vehicles parking in the priced and guided parking facilities in the city (including road parking spaces) managed by the government are charged half of the parking service fee according to the prescribed standards and calculated to the nearest yuan (rounded up and down).

Nantong

Priced and guided parking facilities (including temporary road parking spaces) in the city charge half of the parking service fee for new energy vehicles according to the current corresponding charging standards.

Yangzhou

All kinds of parking facilities that implement government pricing and guided pricing charge parking service fees at the current corresponding standards for new energy vehicles within 1 hour of parking, and exempt them from parking fees for the first hour; after 1 hour, the fee is reduced by half according to the same vehicle type.

Huai’an

All kinds of parking facilities that implement government pricing and guided pricing charge half of the parking service fee for new energy vehicles.

Yancheng

Parking facilities that implement government pricing and guided pricing waive parking fees for vehicles with special license plates for new energy vehicles for 1 hour.

Zhenjiang

For vehicles with special license plates for new energy vehicles parked in the parking lot, the parking service fee is charged at the current corresponding standards (and enjoy free parking time when entering the parking lot), and the fee will be reduced by half.

Ningbo

New energy vehicles are not subject to the odd-even number restricted driving measures of Lingqiao and Jiangxia Bridges in Ningbo and can travel normally in restricted areas.

Hefei

New energy vehicles parked in public parking lots (points) invested by the government are entitled to a maximum of 2 free parkings per day, each not exceeding 5 hours. Parking is free for 2 hours in temporary parking spaces on city roads, and the fee is reduced by half after 2 hours.## Huangshan
Public parking spaces in the central urban area are free of charge for new energy vehicles for the first hour of each parking, and charges will be imposed after one hour, with half the current standard charged according to the same vehicle type.

Chuzhou

From 20:00 daily to 8:00 the next day, temporary parking spaces for new energy small vehicles in the first-class urban area roads are exempt from parking service fees for 20 minutes; parking fees of 4 CNY are charged for parking within 2 hours (including 2 hours); a flat rate of 1 CNY/hour is charged after 2 hours (rounded up to 1 hour if less than 1 hour).

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