As proclaimed by the People's Daily, Tuesday (30/11) of the city government had pegged the number of low and non-emission cars, the 27 thousand units of which those are pure electric cars. The rest is a hybrid car technology.
"This is an effective step to reduce the level of pollution from vehicle emissions. For this sector is accounted for 70 percent of the level of pollution, " that city officials said.Establishing cooperation with car manufacturers, the central government, and several private companies, the Beijing government make its territory as a pilot project conversion from conventional-fueled cars to electric and hybrid cars.
One of the incentives to organize the city government is to subsidize the purchase of two types of car.
As known, the Chinese government has provided subsidies for purchase of electric battery and electric and hybrid cars. It is amount of 3,000 yuan or about USD 4.1 million for each kilowatt (kW) capacity battery. Thus, when the battery capacity of 10 kW electric car, it means buyers will get a subsidy of 30 thousand yuan, or about USD 41 million.
In addition, the subsidy amounted to 50 thousand yuan, or about USD 68, 58 millions are also provided for the purchase of hybrid cars. As for the purchase of electric cars, it provided subsidy of 60 thousand yuan, or about USD 82.30 million.
Not only that. Beijing municipal government has also set a target building 100 fast docking station, one docking station swaps, and 36 thousand units of plugs for charging the battery.
"Apart from pollution, it is also to reduce dependence on fossil fuels from an increasingly scarce and expensive," said another official.
