The move, announced by the Shanghai Commission of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Management yesterday, is aimed at removing the liquefied petroleum gas-powered scooters from the city's roads.
In 2014, gas powered two-wheelers were banned and owners were advised to replace them with an e-bike.
Authorities also stopped issuing plates for LPG scooters at the same time.
Traffic authorities said on April 2, they will seize the scooters if they were spotted on the road and their owners could be fined.
The LPG scooters are deemed a safety hazard now, after their sales were banned in 2014. "Some scooters have gas leakage problems, " a traffic officer said. "They have caused serious accidents in gas stations."
An LPG scooter user who identified himself as Yu claimed there were about 280,000 users of this type of bike in the city, but the Shanghai Transport Commission said it was difficult to know the exact figure.











































































































































