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Tianjin drops traffic restrictions for Teslas

Xinhua, January 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

New energy vehicles (NEV), including Tesla Model S, will be allowed on roads without restrictions starting Friday in Tianjin Municipality, local government said.

Gas-fueled vehicles in the city will still be restricted one out of five weekdays based on their license plate numbers.

The city's government ended the license-plate lottery for NEVs in April and has granted license plates for NEVs directly for all applicants since then.

The moves are in response to a requirement by the State Council, which on Sept. 29 asked local authorities to lift purchase restrictions and remove traffic controls for NEVs, while retaining curbs for cars that run on fossil fuels, to stimulate sales and development of eco-friendly vehicles. Endi