E-cars: Market in seach of a jolt

Despite sales incentives, lack of charging sites hobbling growth

Some might question the sanity of giving up a license plate in Beijing - yet the majority of winners in a special lottery for electric vehicle licenses have done exactly that.

Traffic authorities in the capital city set up a separate lottery system earlier this year to promote the use of electric vehicles, and 1,424 people were named winners when the results of the first lottery were revealed on Feb 26.