China’s largest maker of battery-powered cars is lobbying for a ban on combustion engines in its home country, saying on Thursday that China’s vehicle market will be fully electric by 2030.
“For China it’s most urgent to develop new energy vehicles (NEVs) and determine a timetable to completely ban gasoline vehicles,” said Wang Chuanfu, founder and chairman of BYD.
Mr Wang told press gathered in the company’s headquarters in Shenzhen that China’s government was committed to moving away from combustion engines to cut pollution and minimise the country’s dependence on foreign oil.
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