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China, Technology and the Environment: 1,000 new energy vehicles to run on Beijing’s roads

1,000 new energy vehicles will be put into operation in public transportation and sanitation sectors this year, according to Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (BMSTC) […]

1,000 new energy vehicles will be put into operation in public transportation and sanitation sectors this year, according to Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (BMSTC).

New energy bus production line in Foton Motor Group. The company will deliver 50 hybrid buses in a few days. (From People's Daily Online)

Between 2009 and 2012, Beijing plans to put 5,000 new energy vehicles into operation, said Yang Weiguang, deputy director of the BMSTC.

“China aims to boost the number of new energy vehicles owned to 60,000 by 2012 with the nation’s policy support”, Wan Gang — vice chairman of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and minister of science and technology — said during the inauguration ceremony for the nation’s large-scale application project to promote energy saving and new energy vehicles held in Chongqing on recently.

Chongqing Municipality will become China’s first large city to launch this project.

The nation’s large-scale industrialization and application project to promote new energy vehicles will firstly be launched in 10 large cities in the form of small-scale demonstration models. The cities with the better results will be selected.

The project will initially be promoted to public service fields including public transportation, taxies, government/municipal administration, and the postal service. Over 90% will be hybrid vehicles, including hybrid urban buses

By Itamar Medeiros

Originally from Brazil, Itamar Medeiros currently lives in Germany, where he works as VP of Design Strategy at SAP, where he leads the design vision for the entire Human Capital Management product line, ensuring cohesive product narratives and establishing best practices.

Working in the Information Technology industry since 1998, Itamar has helped truly global companies in multiple continents create great user experience through advocating Design and Innovation principles. Itamar has also served as a juror for prestigious design competitions and lectured on design topics at universities worldwide.

During his 7 years in China, he promoted the User Experience Design discipline as User Experience Manager at Autodesk and Local Coordinator of the Interaction Design Association (IxDA) in Shanghai.

Itamar holds a MA in Design Practice from Northumbria University (Newcastle, UK), for which he received a Distinction Award for his thesis Creating Innovative Design Software Solutions within Collaborative/Distributed Design Environments.

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