New energy vehicles gaining popularity in China's Xinjiang
STORY: New energy vehicles gaining popularity in China's Xinjiang
DATELINE: July 1, 2022
LENGTH: 0:01:20
LOCATION: URUMQI, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY
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New energy vehicles (NEV) are gaining popularity in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Official figures show that from January to May this year, nearly 1,800 NEVs were sold in Urumqi, the regional capital, an increase of over 380 percent year on year.
In Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, 2,200 NEVs were sold in the first half of this year, up 64 percent year on year.
SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): GU MAOGUO, New energy vehicle owner in Xinjiang
"We are answering the call of the country for peaking carbon dioxide emissions before 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality before 2060. In addition, global oil prices have kept rising, and we can easily find charging stations around here, so we have decided to buy a new energy vehicle.
China has taken measures to bolster the NEV industry, including extending the preferential policy for NEV p
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