China’s electric cars sales to double in 2016: minister

March 13, 2016 By administrator

China’s production and sale of electric cars will more than double this year, Reuters reports quoting the industry minister as saying on Sunday.

More than 300,000 electric cars were sold in China last year, Miao Wei, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology told reporters on the sidelines of the annual meeting of parliament on Sunday.

The reliability, mileage and lifespan of electric batteries need improvement and China needs to speed up the installation of electric car charging stations, Miao said.

Armenia is the first country in the world to run on gas with 77.3% of vehicles

August 16, 2014 By administrator

According Greencarreports.com site, Armenia is the first country in the world where cars run on gas. A study of economic commission of the United Nations and places Armenia in first place worldwide for the use of gas for transport with 77.3% of Armenia cars that are equipped with gas appliances. Armenia is far ahead of Pakistan (64.7%), Bolivia (37.1%) and Iran (20.7%). Greencarreports.com also points out that 99.99% of vehicles in Armenia are not originally equipped with devices for gas, but the Armenians adapt their cars and equip them to run on gas is a cheaper energy than fuel.