Beijing
New energy vehicles in Beijing are entitled to free special license plates for new energy vehicles, and can participate in the waiting list for new energy vehicle special license plate quota allocation. “Beijing: 60% of new energy indicators will be given priority to ‘car-free households’ next year”
Starting from June 1, 2015, pure electric vehicles are not restricted by workday peak hours or red alerts for heavy pollution, and can be driven on roads throughout the city of Beijing 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
(Note: new energy vehicles purchased using gasoline vehicle indicators must be replaced with electric vehicle driving licenses in order to enjoy this favorable policy. After exchanging for an “electric” driving license, the vehicle owner still retains the gasoline vehicle indicator.)
Tianjin
New energy vehicles in Tianjin are entitled to free special license plates for new energy vehicles without the need for a lottery or auction. Starting from January 1, 2016, new energy vehicles are not restricted by the motor vehicle tail number restriction management measures and can also be driven on roads during restricted hours (from 7:00 to 22:00 inside the outer ring road and from 7:00 to 19:00 on the outer ring road).
Hebei
In some cities within the province (Shijiazhuang, Cangzhou, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Handan, Baoding, Langfang), cars with special license plates for new energy vehicles are not restricted by number limitations or traffic restrictions on city roads where restrictions are in place (specific implementation varies by city, please refer to each city government’s regulations).
Henan
Parking fees for new energy vehicles are half off based on the charging standards in the area, and parking is free for vehicles parked in municipal road parking spaces from 8:00 pm to 8:00 am the next day. In some cities (Zhengzhou, Luoyang, Anyang, Kaifeng, Xinxiang, Luohe, Hebi), cars with special license plates for new energy vehicles are not restricted by number limitations or traffic restrictions on city roads where restrictions are in place (specific implementation varies by city, please refer to each city government’s regulations).
Shandong
Vehicles with special license plates for new energy vehicles are entitled to a free two-hour parking discount for charging at government priced and government invested public facilities parking lots (including joint venture construction) that implement government pricing management.
Qingdao
A “special parking zone for new energy vehicles” has been established in Qingdao, which exempts new energy vehicles from paying parking fees. For vehicles with special license plates for new energy vehicles, the first two hours of parking are free from 0:00 to 24:00 each day in the same government-priced public parking lots or on the same road sections subject to government pricing management in Shinan District, Shibei District, Licang District and Laoshan District, as well as the parking lot at Qingdao International Airport. For public parking lots or road parking spaces with counting charges that do not have timing facilities, the first parking is free (no more than four hours).
Shanxi
New energy vehicles are exempt from parking fees in publicly owned parking lots established with government investment or using state-owned resources, and in parking lots established along the city’s municipal roads.Inner Mongolia: New energy vehicles will be exempted from parking fees in public parking lots established through government investment or the use of state-owned resources, as well as in parking lots set up on both sides of municipal roads. [Implementation Opinions of the People’s Government of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Accelerating the Promotion and Application of New Energy Vehicles]
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