China has announced it will begin to look into ceasing the sale of gasoline cars, following the decision by France and England to do the same.
The Chinese industry ministry is currently formulating a timeline to end production and sale of traditional fuel cars.
As a result, the country will make a push to promote the development and wide spread use of electric technology.
Reports from US ABC News indicated that while no target date has been set, Beijing has begun to put pressure on automakers to ramp up investment in electrical technology.
A deputy industry minister, Xin Guobin, said his ministry had begun researching and formulating a timetable to stop production and sales of traditional energy vehicles, according to the Xinhua News Agency and the Communist Party newspaper People's Daily.
China is the biggest auto market by number of vehicles sold, giving any policy changes greater international importance for the industry worldwide.
At home conversations continue as cities such as Adelaide continue to support the development of electric, driverless and hybrid auto technologies.