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Representatives from the Shanghai International Automobile City and the State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electronic Power Company sign a cooperation agreement to expand the electric-car rental service EVCARD in Shanghai. [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
The Shanghai International Automobile City, located in Jiading district's Anting town, recently struck a deal with the State Grid Shanghai Municipal Electronic Power Company to further promote its electric-car rental service EVCARD in the city, local media reported on Feb 8.
As per the deal, the two parties will join hands to build more charging facilities and e-car rental sites.
By the end of 2017, they plan to put 6000 electric vehicles into use in Shanghai and build matched charging stations and rental sites. The increase of e-cars and rental sites will encourage more local residents to travel in this way and make it more convenient for them.
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A staff member of the Shanghai International Automobile City located in Jiading district's Anting town introduces the advantages of its EVCARD project, an electric-car rental service. [Photo/jiading.gov.cn] |
Liu Yunlong, deputy general manager of the electric power company said that the company has set a goal of building 265 fast charging stations and 4,000 charging posts covering the entire city and its expressways this year.
The deputy general manager also announced that the company will speed up its construction of charging facilities to ensure that electric cars can go as far as possible and make them more practical.
Rong Wenwei, general manager of the Shanghai International Automobile City said that the cooperation will accelerate the city's infrastructure construction for e-cars and offer better services to users of e-cars.
Rong also mentioned that he expects more local enterprises and institutions to work together to promote the company's EVCARD project. The general manager hoped that the project will turn Shanghai into an environmental friendly city.