8.17Ministry issues list of new-energy vehicle models

Ministry issues list of new-energy vehicle models

 

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Shanghai, August 17 (Gasgoo.com) China's Ministry of Industry and
Information Technology (MIIT) has recently announced the first list of
new-energy vehicles models that have got the regulatory approval for
production, China Business Times reported.

 

There are five new-energy vehicle models in the list, including Nanjing
Iveco's all-electric service vehicle, Jianghuai Auto's all-electric
engineering vehicle, and BYD's F3DM model, which is the only one new-energy
sedan model listed this time for mass production, according to the MIIT
statement on its Web site.

 

At the beginning of this year, China's finance ministry announced the
subsidy plans for new-energy vehicle production and purchase. The plans said
the first precondition for new-energy vehicle makers to get the subsidy is
that the vehicle model must be approved and listed by the industry regulator
for mass production. 

 

The BYD F3DM (dual mode) launched to the market in December 2008 has been
sold only to corporate customers, and now its being listed for mass
production means the new-energy car will be granted as much as 50,000 yuan
($7,320) in subsidy, which will help promote its selling among individual
customers starting September this year.

 

Chinese automakers are rushing to develop new-energy cars to cater to the
potential high demand arising from customers who are increasingly becoming
environmentally conscious. Experts said new-energy cars will account for
about 10 percent of the total number of vehicles in China by 2020.

 

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