China is joining France and Britain in announcing plans to end sales of gasoline and diesel cars.
China's industry ministry is developing a timetable to endproduction and sale of traditional fuel cars and will promote development of electrictechnology, state media on Sunday cited a Cabinet official as saying.
France and Britain announced in July they will stop salesof gasoline and diesel automobiles by 2040 as part of efforts to reducepollution and carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.
Communist leaders also want to curb China's growing appetitefor imported oil and see electric cars as a promising industry in which theircountry can take an early lead.
China passed the United States last year as the biggestelectric car market. Sales of electrics and gasoline-electric hybrids rose50 percent over 2015 to 336,000 vehicles, or 40 percent of global demand. U.S.sales totaled 159,620.
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China's industry ministry is developing a timetable to endproduction and sale of traditional fuel cars and will promote development of electrictechnology, state media on Sunday cited a Cabinet official as saying.
France and Britain announced in July they will stop salesof gasoline and diesel automobiles by 2040 as part of efforts to reducepollution and carbon emissions that contribute to global warming.
Communist leaders also want to curb China's growing appetitefor imported oil and see electric cars as a promising industry in which theircountry can take an early lead.
China passed the United States last year as the biggestelectric car market. Sales of electrics and gasoline-electric hybrids rose50 percent over 2015 to 336,000 vehicles, or 40 percent of global demand. U.S.sales totaled 159,620.
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