Road to clean air starts with new energy vehicles

Beijing will actively promote the use of new energy and clean-energy vehicles to tackle air pollution.

According to the capital's five-year Clear Air Action Plan unveiled in September, authorities aim to cut annual gasoline and diesel fuel consumption in 2017 by 5 percent of 2012 levels.

At the end of 2017, the number of new energy and clean-energy vehicles will reach 200,000, the Beijing government said.