Beijing plans congestion fees to ease traffic

China plans to impose congestion fees on autos using certain roads and to encourage residents to buy alternative-energy cars in a drive to ease chronic traffic jams and cut pollution.

Officials hope the fees will lead more residents to use public transport.

The reports did not give details of tolls that would be imposed or how those fees would be collected.

Beijing's plan will provide unspecified incentives to buy so-called new-energy cars, including electric vehicles. It pledged to upgrade equipment at electric-vehicle charging stations and build more of them.

ORIGINAL SOURCE
Content used in this not-for-profit blog remain the property of their respective owners.