Plans to set deadline for fossil fuel-powered vehicles in China
Chinese regulators plan to set a deadline for auto manufacturers to terminate sales of fossil fuel-powered vehicles. The government is looking to create a timetable with automakers to work out when production and sales should come to a close, said Xin Guobin, vice minister of industry and information technology. The ban is expected to accelerate efforts by EV manufacturers, both Chinese and foreign, to stake a claim in the world's second-biggest economy.
China is preparing to bring an end to the sale and production of fossil fuel vehicles, according to a report in Bloomberg. The country is aiming to use the ban as a way to encourage local automakers into developing electric cars.

Speaking at an auto forum on Saturday, Xin Guobin, the country’s vice minister of industry and information technology said that regulators are working to come up with a timeline for phasing out the sales and production of the vehicles.