Huge drive needed to meet government goals despite promising sales last year

An uphill battle looms large for China's new energy vehicle sector despite the fact 2014 was tipped to be the starting point of the alternative fuel vehicle era after promising sales performances.

China sold 53,000 new energy vehicles in the first 11 months of 2014 and an estimated 60,000 in the whole year, 3.5 times the figure in 2013.