China to subsidize use of energy-efficient vehicles

China will subsidize the use of energy-efficient and new-energy vehicles in 13 cities, the Ministry of Finance has announced. The government subsidy is intended to encourage the manufacture and use of "greener" energy-efficient vehicles, xinhuanet.com reported today.

According to a recent joint statement of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Science and Technology, the central government will offer a one-off subsidy for buying hybrid, electric and fuel-cell vehicles. The subsidy will vary with the difference between the prices of new-energy vehicles and those powered by traditional fuel.

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