An electric car under the 'Shanghai' brand of SAIC Motors is displayed at the ongoing Auto Shanghai show on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. The 'green' vehicle will be used at next year's Shanghai Expo. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com / Liu Donghui]

by Liu Donghui

Around 1,000 environmental friendly vehicles produced by SAIC Motors will help realize a 'green' Shanghai Expo in 2010.

Powered by electricity, super-capacitors, fuel cells, or hybrid power, these new-energy vehicles themselves will be the highlights of the Expo.

Three such vehicles are being displayed at the ongoing Auto Shanghai show, with two under the carmaker's latest sub-brand 'Shanghai', and the other one using the Roewe badge.

The self-developed 'Shanghai' electric car can travel 200 kilometers relying on the rechargeable battery, while the Roewe 750 mild hybrid vehicle, featuring zero emission during idling, can travel as far as 500 kilometers with a maximum speed of 205 km per hour.

SAIC Motors is planning to produce the Roewe hybrid in batches and expects it to be on sale by the end of next year.