HCM CITY – Widespread usage of electric vehicles would help reduce dependence on fossil fuels and build low-carbon societies in the Asia-Pacific region, APEC officials said. Adopting priority standards for electric vehicles among the region is vitally important, they said. Appropriate infrastructure for the use of electric vehicles would also be built in the future, he added. New registrations of electric cars hit a global record in 2016, with over 750,000 sales, according to the International Energy Agency’s global electric vehicles outlook 2017. In 2015, APEC endorsed a roadmap for electric vehicles, including adoption of international standards.

Source: Viet Nam News August 19, 2017 13:30 UTC