According to People.cn, a record 9,448 people vied to win license plates for a new-energy car in the last round of Beijing's vehicle lottery, with the success rate dropping to 40 percent, a historical low.
In June, there were 6,454 people competing for 5,697 new-energy vehicle license plates in Beijing, and the winning rate, for the first time, dropped from 100 percent to 88.3 percent.