2016年CRI China Steps up Support for New Energy Vehicles

 

The State Council pledged that more battery charging facilities will be built, with the new-energy vehicles sector¹ receiving increased investment and subsidies².

Other measures include increasing the share of new energy cars in the public transportation system and enhancing their quality.

The policies came as the Chinese government is looking to the industry to push industrial upgrades, ease pressure on the environment and foster new growth engines.

Though favored by many, some have found the choices on these cars are rather limited.

Mr. Cao hails from Beijing.

"Frankly³ speaking, there are only a few models, I have been to several dealerships, but only seven or eight models are on sale."

Statistics show the actual number of new energy models in China increased from 15 to 23 last year, but those choices still fall short of consumer demand.

Last year, the Chinese production and sales these vehicles more than tripled from the previous year.

China EV 100 Association head Chen Qingtai says technology upgrading is much needed as sales surge.

"Actually, the market is driven by government policies, which the government has subsidized a lot. China has many shortcomings when it comes to electronic technology."

Beijing is following the central government's call to build more charging posts, encouraging private capital to participate in the plan.

Lin Xiaofeng with the Beijing Municipal Development and Reform Commission explains what they are doing.

"Radiating from the center of the capital, the charging network will expand toward the suburbs of Beijing. With the 5 thousand posts already built, we plan to build 5 thousand more this year. In 2017, we will be able to accomplish a charging network with a post located every 5 kilometers."

As the charging network is built, the authorities are making an effort to clamp down on fraud, announcing that investigations⁴ of companies that commit fraud to obtain state subsidies in the new-energy-vehicle- sector will be stepped up.

Ministry⁵ of Industry and Information Technology Deputy Xin Guobin says supportive policies are improving.

"At first, the country only subsidized production per car, then, the policy changed into a combination on various factors like R&D, tax exemptions⁶, market permits, and facilities construction. So now the combo policy is almost perfect."

The China Association of Automobile⁷ Manufacturers predicts the sales of new-energy vehicles will more than double this year.

After surging threefold last year, sales number could reach 700 thousand units.

For CRI, I'm Min Rui.

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

4 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

5 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

6 exemptions   

n.（义务等的）免除( exemption的名词复数 )；免（税）；（收入中的）免税额

参考例句：

• The exemptions for interpretive rules, policy statements, and procedural rules have just been discussed. 有关解释性规则、政策说明和程序规则的免责我们刚刚讨论过。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法
• A: The regulation outlines specific exemptions for some WPM. 答：该规定概述了某些木质包装材料的特定的例外情形。 来自互联网

7 automobile   

n.汽车，机动车

参考例句：

• He is repairing the brake lever of an automobile.他正在修理汽车的刹车杆。
• The automobile slowed down to go around the curves in the road.汽车在路上转弯时放慢了速度。