China’s central government will subsidise purchases of clean-energy vehicles for public fleets in 13 cities to help the automobile industry develop green technology, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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The trial scheme will promote the use of electric, hybrid and fuel-cell vehicles by public transport operators, taxi firms and postal and sanitary services in cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, Xinhua quoted a finance ministry statement as saying, according to Reuters.
Subsidies will be based on the gap in prices between more energy-efficient vehicles and those with traditional engines, Xinhua said. Local governments were asked to allocate money to build and maintain facilities for the green vehicles.
Reuters noted that Xinhua did not say how many vehicles might be bought under the scheme. Earlier this month the government said it would promote mass production of electric vehicles as part of a plan to help the auto industry ride out China’s economic slump.
Expecting such policy support, several Chinese auto makers have launched major plans to make green vehicles, Reuters added.
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