The city of Beijing has been promoting the use of electric cars through various measures such as providing rental services, improving charging facilities and offering free parking and discounted tolls. Currently, there are about 4,000 private electric car owners in Beijing. The city has built 1,500 public charging poles, two thirds of which have already been put into operation. The total number is expected to double till the end of this year, the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission estimates. |
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Beijing promotes electric vehicle rental service Beijing-based BAIC Motor and Foxconn, the world's largest electronics contractor, launched a joint electric vehicle rental service on Sunday.Users can book the vehicles at rental points or through website and cellphone applications. | ||
Beijing considers free parking for electric cars Electric car drivers may soon be able to enjoy cheaper or even free parking in Beijing, as the city's policymakers are working on a new pricing scheme in their latest effort to reduce air pollution.
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Beijing pilots street lamp chargers for electric cars Beijing has launched a pilot project to transform street lamps to serve as charging poles for electric cars. Eighty-eight high-pressure sodium lamps on a road in Beijing's Changping district have been converted into energy-saving LED lamps. Eight charging poles have been installed and put into trial operation using the energy saved from the new LED lamps.
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Beijing to light up 1,000 car charging posts Beijing plans to complete the construction of 1,000 public fast-charging electric car pole in 2014, covering downtown and near suburb. Locations for 100 public fast-charging points have been confirmed.
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Electric car plates show spark in Beijing Applications for electric car plates reached 4,785 in February, data from Beijing Traffic Committee shows. The annual quota, meanwhile, totaled 20,000.
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Beijing to build electric car charging network Beijing plans to build 10,000 public charging poles for electric cars by 2017, the municipal government announced on Friday.The charging poles will be installed in airports and train stations, public parking lots, parking lots of malls and supermarkets, highway rest areas, electric car stores and gas stations. |