Premier Li says officials should use green cars

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called on local governments across China to use clean energy cars to promote their uptake among the public, Bloomberg reported, citing a statement on the central government’s website. “New-energy vehicles, especially buses, can help improve urban problems of pollution and noise and therefore everyone should be encouraged to use it,” Li was cited as saying during a visit to a unit of automaker BYD (1211.HKG). China plans to have 5 million alternative energy-powered automobiles by 2020. Li’s comments reiterate a policy to have local public authorities take the lead in using alternative-energy vehicles.