Is it illegal to drive an unlicensed electric car on the road?

It is illegal to drive unlicensed electric vehicles on the road. Electric vehicles driving on the road without a license shall be given a warning or fined from 20 yuan to 200 yuan. If the electric vehicle meets the motor vehicle standards, the motor vehicle shall be detained and fined in 200 yuan, and the parties concerned shall be notified to provide the corresponding number plate. If the party concerned provides the corresponding license plate, it shall return the vehicle in time.

The penalties for electric vehicles in driving without a license are as follows:

1, non-standard electric vehicles, take the first time to check the warning registration, prompting that driving on the road is not allowed, and driving on the road again will be severely punished;

2. If an electric vehicle is unlicensed and belongs to a non-motor vehicle, it shall be given a warning or fined between five yuan and fifty yuan;

3. If a non-motor vehicle driver refuses to accept the fine, he may detain his non-motor vehicle;

4. For unregistered electric vehicles, warning registration is required for the first time, and registration is required within 3 working days. If you fail to register on time and check again, you will be fined, and the fine standard is above 5 yuan and below 50 yuan;

5. If an electric vehicle without a license plate is registered, it shall be given the first warning, and the fine standard shall be 30 yuan;

6. This batch of unlicensed and unlicensed over-standard electric vehicles was seized by the traffic police, and the illegal vehicles were directly detained, and the illegal drivers were fined or administratively detained. If the over-standard electric vehicle is recognized as a motor vehicle by the traffic control department, it will be punished according to driving without a license, detained within 15 days and fined 2000 yuan. For the driver of the C photo, 24 points will be deducted and 400 yuan will be fined.

Legal basis: Article 8 of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China.

The state practices a motor vehicle registration system. Motor vehicles can only be driven on the road after being registered by the traffic management department of the public security organ. If an unregistered motor vehicle needs to travel on the road temporarily, it shall obtain a temporary traffic permit.