According to Chinanews.com, Shanghai plans to subsidize the purchase of vehicles reaching the national IV emission standard in an effort to get rid of the city's most highly polluting vehicles.<\/p>\n
Under a new measure released by Shanghai, from June 1, 2009, to April 30, 2010, owners of automobiles that were under the National I emission standard or below, were licensed before December 31, 2002 and have paid the various taxes due will receive subsidies averaging CNY5,000 when purchasing a new environmentally friendly automobile.<\/p>\n
It is learned that second-hand automobile trade markets and automobile recall centers in Shanghai will provide a one-stop service for people who want to update their automobiles.<\/p>\n
Currently, there are 1.37 million automobiles in Shanghai, of which 334,000 are at the National I standard or below. These vehicles account for over 60% of the total emissions in Shanghai. It is expected that the pollution emissions from vehicles in Shanghai will drop by eight percentage points after the new measure is carried out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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