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    China Moves To Increase Number Of Electric Vehicles On Its Roads

    by Rob Schmitz Apr 25, 2017 2 minutes
    The Ford Motor Co. display at this year's Shanghai auto show, which goes on until April 28, is filled with SUVs and electric hybrid vehicles. The U.S. automaker has announced it will electrify 70 percent of its vehicles in China by 2025. This comes as Beijing is calling on automakers to sell more electric vehicles.

    President Trump may not talk much about electric vehicles, but there's another American — with better name recognition in China — who does.

    The voice of actor Leonardo DiCaprio, popular in China for his role in the 1997 blockbuster, graces the showroom of , the city's biennial automotive expo, accompanied by images beamed on a circular wall showing Beijing covered

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