The Hybridcars.com Vanity Plate Contest held in 2005 produced over 200 entries. The impressive quality of the vanity plate ideas—in terms of humor, creativity, meaning, and irreverance—shows further evidence of the intelligence and worldliness of hybrid drivers. Alas, only ten could make it to the top of the pile. The drum roll please…

1. NV MY MPG (Envy my miles-per-gallon)

2. NO4NOIL (No foreign oil)

3. LOW EMSN (Low emission)

4. PASSGAS

5. CVC DTY (Civic Duty for Civic Hybrid)
   and
   2GOB4 (In Latin, Prius means "to go before")

6. HYBREW (Israeli driving a hybrid)

7. ATPCL-AMRCN (Atypical American)

8. EATMYAMPS

9. DRIVE HY

10. PUCK OFEC