and personalize some of the digits. For some provinces it is possible to have a letter occupying the last place of the combination, possibly to increase combination numbers. New Energy vehicles license plates On November 21, 2016, the MPS announced the New Energy vehicles license plates which have been instituted in Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi, Jinan, and Shenzhen since December 1, 2016. These plates consist of a one-character provincial abbreviation, a letter indicating the city, and a six-character alphanumerical string, in which "D" ("E") means Electric car, "F" means other types of vehicles powered by New Energy. For small vehicles or Large New Energy vehicles, this letter is located in the first place or the last place, respectively. New Energy Vehicle License Plates are instituted in more than 10 cities as of 2017. Dimensions for the Chinese character remains at 45 × 90 mm as the 1992 standard, whereas numbers are reduced to thinner 43 × 90mm dimensions alongside a change in font, which is now found on 2019-standard registration plates for firetrucks as well. List of prefixes The following lists all licence plate prefixes in use in the People's Republic of China, divided into four sections: municipalities, provinces, autonomous regions and others. Municipalities Beijing The initial character on licence plates issued in Beijing is: () (Color in Yellow)-buses , , , , , , , , , - Urban area - Taxis - Suburbs , , - Suburbs and urban area , , - foreigner or foreign company owned vehicle - Ministry of Public Security - Central Guard Bureau of Beijing Garrison Military License Chongqing The initial character on licence plates issued in Chongqing is: () The former division before May 18, 2017: — Urban area A "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "". — Urban B "T" is further appended to taxis, for example "". — Yongchuan District, Jiangjin, Hechuan, Tongnan County, Tongliang County, Bishan County, Dazu County, Qijiang County, Rongchang County — Wanzhou District, Liangping County, Chengkou County, Wushan County, Wuxi County, Zhong County, Kaizhou District, Fengjie County, Yunyang County — Fuling District, Nanchuan, Dianjiang County, Fengdu County, Wulong County — Qianjiang District, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, Xiushan Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, Pengshui Miao and Tujia Autonomous County From May 18, 2017, Chongqing has no division for number plate prefixes, newly registed vehicles can choose any prefix among from