Beijing set to expand its fleet of clean-energy taxis in trial project
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxis">taxis</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> 99 <span word="to">to</span> 2,000 <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="July">July</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>.</p><p><span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> 2,000 <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> 10,000 <span word="by">by</span> 2013, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="include">include</span> 2,000 <span word="taxis">taxis</span>, 3,143 <span word="city">city</span> <span word="buses">buses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Replacing">Replacing</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Tong">Tong</span>, <span word="deputy">deputy</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="manager">manager</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Gas">Gas</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="consumption">consumption</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span>."</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> 500 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="urban">urban</span> <span word="commuters">commuters</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 30,000 <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017 <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trial">trial</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 7,000 <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="powered">powered</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="buses">buses</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Vehicles">Vehicles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gasoline">gasoline</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="pollutants">pollutants</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="Pollutants">Pollutants</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.5 <span word="micrometers">micrometers</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="by">by</span> 93 <span word="percent">percent</span>; <span word="nitrogen">nitrogen</span> <span word="monoxide">monoxide</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span>; <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="dioxide">dioxide</span> <span word="by">by</span> 25 <span word="percent">percent</span>; <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="monoxide">monoxide</span> <span word="by">by</span> 50 <span word="to">to</span> 70 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p>
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