Red tape could be cut to build charging piles By OWEN FISHWICK and CAO YINGYING | China Daily | Updated: 2021-05-24 09:47 Share CLOSE A resident in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, charges his electric car via a charging pile in his community. [Photo/XINHUA]
Government document backs expansion of new energy vehicle infrastructure nationwide
China is continuing its push to promote the take up of new energy vehicles in the country, with a top government body issuing a document to solicit public opinion on the cutting of red tape around the construction of charging piles.
The National Development and Reform Commission released the document on Thursday, which proposes that community managers do not obstruct the building of charging piles when certain conditions are met.
NIO Announces Power North Plan and Its ET7 Makes Auto Show Debut
SHANGHAI, CHINA, April 19, 2021, Today, the 19th International Automobile Industry Exhibition (Auto Shanghai 2021) started with the press day. NIO has once again brought its iconic NIO House experience to the auto show and has invited 180 user volunteers to share their genuine experience and joyful lifestyle as NIO users with the public and passed on the vision of the blue sky.
At the auto show, NIO introduced the Power North Plan. In three years, it will deploy a total of 100 Power Swap stations, 120 Power Mobiles, 500 Power Charger stations with over 2,000 Power Chargers, and over 10,000 destination chargers in eight provinces and autonomous regions, including Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang. With the completion of the Power North Plan in the areas mentioned above, there will be one Power Swap station or Power Charger station every 100 kilometers along the express
NIO Announces 3-Year Power North Plan
Apr 20, 2021 1h ago ++ NIO s DC fast charging capacity will be a few times larger than its battery swapping capacity.
NIO announced at the 2021 Auto Shanghai the Power North Plan related to charging/battery swapping services in China.
Within three years, the company intends to deploy:
100 Power Swap stations (battery swap stations)
500 Power Charger stations
over 10,000 destination chargers
In eight provinces and autonomous regions (including Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang). The Power North Plan will significantly better the power experience of electric vehicle users in northern China. With that, NIO will make a step closer to the vision of driving an electric vehicle wherever a gasoline car can go.
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NIO (NYSE:NIO) tried to make a splash at the Shanghai auto show on Monday with an inaugural appearance of its upcoming ET7 luxury sedan, and the announcement of a new plan to provide broader availability of recharging and battery swap services.