Last week, the Guangzhou city government added new measures encouraging eco-friendly vehicles to regulations released a month ago that limit the number of auto license plates granted each year.
China has made progress in electric vehicles, but compared with some developed countries, the gap in core technologies and industrialization is actually widening, according to a recent report.
China plans to aggressively boost production and sales of new-energy vehicles to ease oil consumption and pollution by 2020, according to a blueprint released by the State Council.
China has set a target of producing and selling 500,000 energy-efficient and alternative-energy vehicles a year by 2015, and five million vehicles by 2020, according to a latest blueprint.
The hybrid twins a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder TFSI petrol engine and a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor powered by a 72-unit Li-ion battery.
A consortium completed a deal on Wednesday to save the ailing Swedish automaker Saab AB, which announced its bankruptcy in December.
The Chinese government will allocate 1 to 2 billion yuan annually to support the development and production of green vehicles, said a deputy minister of finance.
A dramatic high-speed auto accident in Shenzhen that left an all-electric taxi and its three occupants incinerated has cast a shadow over public confidence in the new technology.
The Camry HEV is the most recent variation of the seventh generation Camry to be available in China.
Domestic automaker BYD Co has signed an agreement to produce electric buses in Windsor, Canada.
Domestic automaker Great Wall Motors and US company Coda Automotive Inc signed an agreement last month to co-develop an all-electric vehicle that will hit the market in 2014.
Chinese local automakers are displaying new-energy vehicles at the Beijing auto show, showing intention to follow the trend and gain a stake.