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The heavy smog shrouding Beijing is proving to be a boon for China's nascent electric car market, with some dealers saying inquiries about all-electric models are up by almost a tenth.
Beijing issued its first pollution "red alert" on Monday, and set out measures to combat the hazardous smog, including limiting the use of conventional petrol-powered and hybrid cars to alternate days.
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Automakers including Tesla Motors and Beijing Automotive Group's electric car subsidiary say they have seen an uptick in potential buyers asking about pure electric cars in Beijing because of the pollution - though many don't dare leave home to go to a dealership.
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Automakers said it was too early to say if the increase in inquiries would translate into actual sales.
And even if drivers switch to electric vehicles, it may not alleviate the pollution threat - assuming the cars are recharged using electricity generated by coal-burning power plants.
A recent study by Carnegie Mellon University found that a shift to electric cars in China might cause more air pollution because of the nation's emissions-intensive electricity grid.
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CARACAS， Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD)， Venezuela's opposition coalition， predicted on Thursday a massive turnout for the collection of signatures needed to hold a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro.
Carlos Ocariz， mayor of the city of Sucre and MUD's representative for the referendum， said that he hoped "thousands of people" would sign in during the petition drive， scheduled for Oct. 26-28.
"We are prepared to see thousands and thousands of people queuing up at polling stations. Those people will go there to exert their rights，" Ocariz told a press conference in Caracas.
The spokesperson said that the collection of signatures of 20 percent of the electorate， or 3，893，127 people， would be a "simple and efficient process."
However， he criticized the Electoral National Council (CNE) for only organizing 1，356 signature reception centers across the country， which he said would slow down the process.
"The waiting time of the queues is not the responsibility of the MUD， if we had had all the centers we demanded， it would be another story，" added Ocariz.
Beyond coordinators appointed by the CNE to oversee each reception center， the MUD has appointed its own envoys for each center to guarantee the "transparency" of the process.
After the signatures have been collected in all the country's 23 states and the Capital District， the CNE will verify and validate the signatures before announcing whether the 20 percent participation threshold was met to trigger the referendum.
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