This includes subsidies, sales-tax cuts and vehicle-registration restrictions on non-electric vehicles. This policy support has underpinned the rapid growth in NEV sales in China. China’s cities have some of the most polluted air in the world, so reducing vehicle emissions also figured into the EV equation, but not as a primary factor. More recently, however, as China’s citizens have become more demanding regarding the environment, Beijing has emphasized the benefits of cleaner air, as well. | 
