China's move undoubtedly demonstrates their commitment to eliminate the internal combustion engine, at least from city streets in a shorter timeframe than could have been imagined only a few years ago. Any automotive business not investing now in electric vehicle technology and executive capability is going to regret it!
Bloomberg reports that China’s government has announced that any automaker producing or importing more than 30,000 cars in China must ensure 10 percent of them are all-electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen-powered by 2019. That number will rise to 12 percent in 2020.