A man passes cars at an electronic car assembly line at a Beijing Electric Vehicle factory, funded by BAIC Group, in Beijing in this Jan. 18 photo.

    China’s production and sale of electric cars will more than double this year, the industry minister said yesterday. More than 300,000 electric cars were sold in China last year, Miao Wei, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology told reporters on the sidelines of the annual meeting of parliament. The reliability, mileage and lifespan of electric batteries needs improvement and China needs to speed up the installation of electric car charging stations, Miao said.SD-Agencies