Alternative fuel license plates explained

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Pop Quiz: What’s required to receive one of thosealternative fuel license plates (you know, they’re blue with clouds and let youdrive in the HOV lane)?
It’s OK if you don’t know the answer. In fact, this is oneof those questions that we hear often and we’ll share the answer in a minute.First, we just wanted to mention that we love answering yourtransportation-related questions. We’ve amassed quite a collection of FAQs hereon the blog – from queries about landform graphics, signs and even a questionon why we build lanes when we do.
We hope you keep those transportation questions coming ourway! You can leave them here in the comments, or over on our Facebook page.
All right, back to the alternative fuel license plates …
Alternative fuel license plates are available at any timefor vehicles powered exclusively by petroleum gas (LPG, propane), natural gas(CNG/LNG), a blend of 70 percent alternative fuel and 30 percentpetroleum-based fuel, hydrogen, solar, or electric (excluding golf carts).Vehicles with an alternative fuel license plate have unrestricted access to theHOV lane.
You may also have heard about the federally authorizedEnergy Efficient Pilot Program. Three hybrid vehicles qualified for thisprogram (any model year Toyota Prius, Honda Civic Hybrid or Honda Insight) thatwas initiated in February 2007.
The program allowed a maximum of 10,000 qualifying vehicles,a number that was reached in May 2008.
After a few years, several of these plates had becomeavailable as participating vehicles had dropped out of the program and inSeptember 2011, ADOT announced the re-opening of the program to allow owners ofqualifying vehicles to obtain the Energy Efficient license plates that were freed up. The 10,000 vehicle maximum capacity was quickly reached again and the program was closed.
One more thing to note … the Alternative Fuel license plateis a “blue cloud” plate and the Energy Efficient plate is a blue cloud platewith a “hybrid” sticker placed in the center.
For more information, check out ADOT’s Motor Vehicle Division webpage.