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TIANJIN, China Chinese leaders adopted a plan to transform the country into a leading producer of hybrid and all-electric within three years, making it the world leader in electric cars and buses afterwards.
Japan and the United States currently lead the world in the vechicle technology using gas in Japan, also ranked first in hybrids that run on electricity and gasoline, with cars like the Toyota Prius and Honda Insight.
China's hoping to get ahead of its competitors by adopting new technologies and increasing its annual production capacity to 500,000 hybrid or all-electric by the end of 2011 buses, 2100 last year.
In addition, the government plans to distribute rewards to encourage the purchase of hybrid cars or electric taxi fleets and local government agencies in 13 Chinese cities can earn up to 8,800 grants for each vehicle they purhcase and consumers can also soon receive tax credits if they buy alternative energy vehicles.
By stimulating the production and purchase of electric cars and Hyprid, China aims to boost its economy, reduce urban air pollution and reduce its dependence on oil.
Electric cars are well suited for short, low speed switches, which are common in Chinese cities.
For the first time car buyers, who account for the bulk of the market, Are not faithful to cars running on gas, but they're more easily persuaded to adopt electric car technology.
Smog persist Seventy-five percent of China's electricity comes from coal, which produces more pollution and greenhouse gases than other fuels.
A report by McKinsey Company last autumn estimated that replacing a gasoline car with an electric car of similar size in China would reduce greenhouse emissions by only 19 percent It would reduce urban pollution, however, changing the source smog exhaust pipes from cars to power plants, which are often located outside cities.
City dwellers will find electric cars inconvenient Since most urban Chinese live in apartments, they can not charge their car batteries in their own driveways, so the government will set up public charging stations.
Chinese consumers are wary of rechargeable lithium-ion battery Some counterfeit batteries used in cell phones and laptops caught fire, or worse, exploded and caused injuries Although the types of batteries used in cars are more chemically stable it will be difficult to convince consumers of their safety.
Lithium-ion are expensive gas is still relatively cheap Thrifty Why would Chinese consumers spend more for an electric car.
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