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JANUARY 27 2018
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Australia debates value of electric vehicles while China pushes ahead

• Kirsty Needham

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When Hong Dan, 26, bought her first car six months ago, the choice to go electric was simple.
First, in pollution-conscious Beijing, getting a licence plate for an electric car is easier than a petrol car.

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Young Beijing resident Dan Hong charges her new electric vehicle at a public charging station. Photo: Sanghee Liu
Beijing's annual quota for conventional tail-pipe licence plates was more than halved this year, from 90,000 to 40,000, and the capital is among seven major Chinese cities to restrict conventional licence plates. Would-be drivers wait years in an annual lottery.
Those willing to get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle wait just a few months, with 60,000 plates on offer.