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900 units of electric buses will start to run in Beijing"s key routs within this year and new taxis will also be electric cars.By 2017, electric buses will take 20% of all buses in operation, a raise from current 5%.
As planed, electric buses starting operation in Beijing should not less than 900 units by the end of 2014. All buses running on Chang"an Street routes, 3rd Ring routes, major bus lines and the four BRT routes will be replaced by electric ones, the same with buses running on railway transit microcirculation line and major bus lines in new districts. Besides, 60 units of electric buses will start operation in districs like Huairou APEC site, Yizhuang and Changping Future Technology City. By 2017, electric buses operated in Beijing will not less than 4500 units, taking 20% of all buses in operation, a raise from current 5%.
To address the recharging problem, Beijing plans to build 10,000 public charging poles for electric cars by 2017. The first batch will be built in districts including Tongzhou Tuqiao and Changping Future Technology City. Meanwhile, fast charging poles for taxis will be built as the rate of not less than 3:1. Besides, 1000 fast charging poles will be built at transport hub positions including the Capital Airport Station, Nanyuan Airport Station, Beijing Railway Station, Beijing South Railway Station, Beijing West Railway Station and parking lots as well as expressway service area.