Electric vehicles on way to Qomolangma

Dingri county in the Tibet autonomous region plans to introduce environmentally friendly electric vehicles near the Qomolangma Base Camp starting next year, according to the county's Tourism Development Commission.

Meanwhile, nonelectric vehicles will be gradually banned from transporting tourists to the base camp, according to the commission.

The base camp of Qomolangma, known as Mount Everest in the West, attracts thousands of tourists each year. It is at the center of the Qomolangma Nature Reserve, which covers more than 3 million hectares.