Cars will not be permitted (the city provides electric pods to transport people and goods), and starting a business is not straightforward.

不允许开车(可以开载人和运货的电动车)，不能直接开张营业。

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By the 1990s, cities were starting to ban motor scooters, creating an opening for electric bicycles.

到了上世纪90年代，中国城市开始限制摩托车，为电动自行车的登场创造了条件。

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The big companies are starting to jump on the electric bandwagon: Nissan's all-electric Leaf and GM's dual gas-electric Volt both debut later this year.

大公司也开始投入到电动浪潮中去：尼桑的纯电动汽车叶子和通用的气电混合动力Volt都将在今年晚些时候首次亮相。

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The automaker plans to ship a small number of Focus Electric starting in December.

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Carbon cap-and-trade system for electric utilities starting in 2013 and for heavy manufacturing starting in 2016.

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It will also be able to power cars indirectly, as an electricity source for electric vehicles starting to arrive in showrooms.

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