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Locally branded models driving China electric car boom
Published Thu, Jan 12, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
MORE electric cars are sold in China than in the rest of the world combined, but are mainly locally branded models that are cheaper and have a shorter range than those offered by foreign carmakers such as Tesla and Nissan.
The Chinese-branded electric vehicle (EV) market is propped up by huge government subsidies as part of Beijing's policy to build global leadership in cleaner energy driving.
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