English.chinabuses.com: on Jun. 20, 2009, co-hosted by Beijing Municipal Commission of Science & Technology (BMCST) and Beijing New Energy Vehicle Industry Association, “Science Beijing China Tour” officially kicked off at Foton Automobile Energy-Saving & Emission Reduction Laboratory. YANG Weiguang, secretary of CPC Committee of BMCST pointed out that Beijing Municipal Government attaches significant importance to the development of new energy vehicles (NEV) and the regular joint conference mechanism on NEV was recently established in a bid to further promote the leapfrog development of R&D and commercialization of NEV.

 The bus service operator from Taiwan and Foton Automobile sign the procurement contract at the conference

Since the tenth “Five-Year Plan”, Beijing has allocated nearly RMB 300 million (about USD 43.8863 million) in supporting the development of NEV. According to YANG Weiguang, as the joint conference on NEV will involve people from various government agencies and industries, it will map out the blueprint for Beijing’s NEV development and act as the decision-maker in the near future.

 Fist batch of 50 hybrid buses delivered to Beijing Public Transport at the conference

   
One of the highlights of the conference is the signing of the procurement contract between a Taiwan bus service provider and Foton Automobile. Previously, it was reported that the Taiwan-based bus operator had agreed to buy 75 units of Foton AUV hybrid buses from the mainland bus builder. Also at the conference, Foton AUV handed its 50 hybrid buses to Beijing Public Transport.    

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