SHANGHAI - Charging stations for electric vehicles are to be placed throughout this East China metropolis to make it easier to run more green buses on its streets.

The city will have 400 more roadside charging points and seven to 10 large stations by the end of this year, said Zhou Minhao, deputy director of its economics and information committee, on Friday.

The stations will be essential to meet the needs of the "dozens" of electric buses that will be running on a daily basis, he said.