Schematic diagram of an electric locomotive.

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[Reporter Cai Sipei/Taipei Report] The Taipei City Environmental Protection Bureau promotes the "Electric Motor Vehicle Subsidy Program Revitalization Plus Project". This year, if you replace or purchase an electric motorcycle, you can receive an additional subsidy of 8,000 yuan in addition to the original heavy-duty electric vehicle subsidy of up to 9,000 yuan. , if combined with subsidies from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Industrial Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the maximum subsidy for the purchase of electric motorcycles will be 28,800 yuan.

The Environmental Protection Agency is now providing a subsidy of 9,000 yuan for each heavy-duty electric scooter to be purchased, and 4,000 yuan for each new heavy-duty electric scooter. If Taipei citizens replace or purchase new electric scooter from January 1st to December 31st this year, an additional fee will be added for each A subsidy of 8,000 yuan.

If the subsidy from the Environmental Protection Agency and the Industrial Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs is added, the general public can receive a subsidy of up to 28,800 yuan for the purchase of electric motorcycles; and a maximum subsidy of 19,000 yuan for new purchases.

Low- and middle-income households can receive an additional subsidy of 10,000 yuan regardless of whether they purchase new or phased out electric motorcycles.

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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, electric vehicles account for 8% of the total number of vehicles in Taipei City, which is higher than the national average of 4%, and electric vehicles account for 25% of the newly sold vehicles.

In addition to providing subsidy policies for electric vehicles, Taipei City also promotes electric vehicle promotion programs to create a friendly environment for the use of electric vehicles. As of November last year, the number of replacement stations in Taipei City has reached 291 stations, and the construction density has reached 1.07 stations per square kilometer.

Taipei City also offers "4 exemptions" for electric vehicles, including fuel tax exemption, license tax exemption, the number of electric vehicles in Taipei City grew to 13.5% before the Parking Authority under the jurisdiction of on-street parking spaces and off-street parking lots free of charge, public charging stations Also available for free.