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Skepticism surrounds China EV boom

With massive pollution and scant domestic oil reserves, China has made going electric a top priority. The president wants 5 million "new energy vehicles" on the roads by 2020. (HANS GREIMEL)
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By:
Hans Greimel
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By:
Yang Jian
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May 01, 2016 05:00 AM

BEIJING -- Song Yayun, a mild-mannered professor of ancient Chinese literature, counts himself lucky for living no higher than the second floor of his Beijing apartment building.

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