BEIJING -- Beijing will introduce cleaner energy for automobiles and greatly cut emissions, as air pollution has become a major concern for the city in the preparation for "green" Olympic Games.
From January 1, 2008, automobile distributors in Beijing will have to sell gasoline and diesel meeting the new China IV standards that are equivalent to the Euro IV standards in the European Union, according to Du Shaozhong, deputy director of Beijing Environment Protection Bureau.
It is expected the new standards will reduce the amount of sulphur dioxide pumped out onto the streets of the nation's capital by automobile exhausts by 1,840 tons every year.
Environmental authorities said major distributors including Sinopec and PetroChina are "technically mature" enough to provide China IV standards fuel and are well poised to first sell the product in Beijing.
The current China III standards, equivalent to the Euro III standards, have reduced sulphur dioxide emissions from automobile exhausts by 2,480 tons annually since it was enforced at the end of 2005, according to official statistics.
To reduce pollutants in emission, some buses in Beijing have already used fuel that meets the China IV standards.
There are 3.1 million motor vehicles in Beijing and about 1,000 to 1,200 vehicles are adding to Beijing's roads every day.
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