China

China, in EV push, plans ban on fossil-fuel vehicles

Traffic along a section of the 3rd Ring Road in Beijing in May. China, seeking to meet a pledge to cap carbon emissions by 2030, is the latest country to unveil plans to phase out vehicles running on fossil fuels.
YZ
By:
Yan Zhang
September 09, 2017 05:00 AM

China will set a deadline for automakers to end sales of fossil-fuel powered vehicles, a move aimed at pushing companies to speed efforts to help reduce oil consumption and pollution while developing electric vehicles for the world's biggest auto market.

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