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China Will Hike Support for EV Charging Infrastructure
China's central government plans to increase subsidies by an unspecified amount to create a network of charging stations big enough to support a fleet of 5 million plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2020.
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China's central government plans to increase subsidies by an unspecified amount to create a network of charging stations big enough to support a fleet of 5 million plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2020.
Guidelines posted by the State Council tell local governments to develop policies to support the project, including requirements that new residential buildings be equipped with charging facilities or at least space to install them.
The guidelines, which are not specific, urge unified charging standards and more charging facilities in suburbs. They also call on government agencies to install charging equipment in their parking lots.
The central government has complained that a lack of charging infrastructure, especially in high-rise apartment buildings common in China's largest cities, undermined its tax and sales incentives it has offered to help put 500,000 EVs and plug-ins on the road by the end of this year.
Incentives worth as much as 114,000 yuan ($18,000) so far have resulted in fewer than 100,000 EV sales in the country, according to an estimate last year by Bloomberg News.
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