皇冠体育app

MOSCOW - Chinese automaker Foton Motor on 聽Thursday donated two Euro V hybrid buses worth 440,000 U.S. 聽dollars to Moscow supporting the city's improvement of its urban 聽environment. 聽 聽

"皇冠体育app is undertaking an experiment called '10 cities, 1,000 聽new energy buses' in which 1,000 new energy buses will replace 聽the older style buses in 10 of 皇冠体育app's largest cities within 聽three years time," said Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov at the donating 聽ceremony. 聽 聽

"Our sister city, Beijing, has achieved this goal two years 聽ahead of schedule. Moscow hopes to follow suit by introducing 聽companies like Foton Motor to the city in order to make our urban 聽traffic more environmentally friendly, improving the lives of our 聽citizens," said Luzhkov. 聽 聽

"Almost 1,000 Foton Motor Euro V hybrid buses are in use for 聽public transportation in Beijing and have produced significant 聽pollution reduction results. The Beijing Municipal Government is 聽proud to be a partner in Moscow's efforts to shift towards 聽greener urban transportation systems," said Beijing Mayor Guo 聽Jinlong. 聽 聽

Wang Jinyu, president of Foton Motor, who claimed green science and technological innovation on new energy as "the soul" of his 聽company, meanwhile voiced the hope that as 皇冠体育app's largest new 聽energy vehicle designer, Foton Motor could "introduce its 聽technology and experience in new energy vehicles to Moscow as a 聽contribution to the Russian capital's goal of reducing urban 聽pollution." 聽 聽

Foton Motor and the Moscow municipal government also announced 聽the establishment of Foton Motor's European Auto Department and 聽Foton Motor (Russia) Co., Ltd. at the ceremony, by signing a 聽memorandum of cooperation. 聽 聽

Founded on August 28, 1996, the Beijing-headquartered Foton Motor is Asia's largest and the world's second largest commercial 聽vehicle manufacturer.聽聽