Beijing Establishes First New Energy Auto Zone

The first new energy automobile zone to be set up in Beijing since the alternative energy automobile strategy was launched in 2006 has been announced. The Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology and the Beijing Municipal Government have jointly issued a license for “Beijing Alternative Energy Automobile Design and Manufacturing” to the Beiqi Futian Vehicle Company.

The Beijing Alternative Energy Automobile Base has an annual production capacity of 5,000 new energy powered cars and 400,000 energy saving engines. The base will include four core design and manufacturing centers: hybrid-drive, electromotive, hydrogen power, and high efficiency energy saving engines.

In addition, Futian has signed a purchase deal with the Beijing Public Transportation Group, involving about 800 hybrid drive buses and chassis. This is said to be the largest deal ever made in the alternative energy vehicle field in China.