Tianjin exports 456 electric vehicles to U.S.

Tianjin Qingyuan Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd. has started to export 456 electric vehicles to the United States in the first stage, the Xinhua news agency reported.

The company has just completed construction of the world's biggest electric vehicle R&D and manufacturing base in Tianjin's industrial development zone one month ago.

The electric auto assembly line has an annual capacity of 20,000 units, producing electric cars and hybrid buses. The power assembly line can produce 30,000 sets of powertrain systems annually for electric, hybrid and fuel vehicles.

Shipments to the US and Europe are expected to reach 2,000 units by the end of this year.