Beijingers face a 7-year wait for an electric vehicle license plate

Ding Xiaoxiao China Plus Published: 2018-08-10 18:56:01
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Beijing residents wanting to buy a New Energy Vehicle will find themselves at the end of a seven-year waiting list, according to the figures released on Thursday by Beijing's municipal government. This year around 360,000 applicants applied for one of the 54,000 license plates set aside for New Energy Vehicles in the city.

Beijing's North Second Ring Road during the evening rush hour on April 28, 2018. [File photo: VCG]

Beijing's North Second Ring Road during the evening rush hour on April 28, 2018. [File photo: VCG]

As of midnight on Thursday, 2,964,615 Beijing residents had applied for a license plate for a small vehicle – 120,000 more than the number of applications in the last license plate lottery.


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