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.
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