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is an MBA student at INSEAD and was previously manager of stra-
tegic research at the China Greentech Initiative.
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Shenzhen
Hefei
Beijing
Hangzhou
Chang-Zhu-Tan
Area
Shanghai
Chongqing
Tianjin
Wuhan
Nanchang
Haikou
Guangzhou
Zhengzhou
Dalian
Jinan
Changchun
Chengdu
Kunming
Suzhou
Tangshan
Hohhot
Nantong
Xiamen
Shengyang
Xiangfan
Actual number of 
electric vehicles
Target number of 
electric vehicles
Note: For cities where no target is available we assumed a target of 1,000 electric vehicles.
Source: China Greentech Initiative Analysis, September 20, 2012.
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collaboration to overcome technological roadblocks. The EVZONE 
is also planning to introduce both a short-term and a long-term EV 
rental business in Shanghai based on Bremen’s model, under which 
a shared car can in theory replace four to eight privately owned cars. 
The EVZONE expects to establish EV leasing stations in busy areas 
like office buildings, shopping malls, and major subway stations. 
Consumers can lease an EV with a membership card. Although 
the Shanghai model is innovative, little progress has been made in 
actual EV deployment.