EV Update report on Shenzhen in Southern China. The city recently announced that it planned to deploy  1,000 electric buses and 500 electric taxis this year, all manufactured by Chinese automaker BYD.
City authorities also plan to incentivise private EV users by offering reduced electricity prices to EV owners. Southern Power Grid will  install two free chargers for every EV owner in Shenzhen — one at the driver’s home and one near his/her place of business. Now that's impressive.

In addition, the city has pledged to install over 6,000 new charging stations in 2012. On the flip side, users of gasoline-powered cars in Shenzhen are set to face a carbon emission fee. Wow. Carrot. Stick. Nice.