Take China example for cutting automobile emission




Take China, where automobiles are responsible for as much as one-fifth of carbon

Emissions. The Chinese govt. have recently imposed tougher emissions guidelines & created a carbon based taxation system. Its goal to have 10,000 hybrid, electric & fuel cell vehicles in 10 cities by 2010. The state Grid Corporation of China is setting up charging stations for the cars in Beijing, Shanghai & Tianjin initially. With demand for hybrid, electric & fuel cell vehicles in China likely to reach 100,000 a year by 2010, the Chinese automobile company Chery has already followed in BYD’s footsteps & launched a plug-in hybrid car in Febuary, 2009