Tax break for alternative-fuel cars

The government's latest policy to support alternative-fuel vehicles - a waiver of the 10 percent purchase tax - will do much to accelerate individual adoption of those cars, said analysts.

They also said that a rapid buildout of public and private charging facilities is key to the future of new-energy vehicles in China.

The State Council on Wednesday announced that all alternative-fuel vehicles, whether local or imported, will be exempted from the purchase tax from September until the end of 2017.