We have discussed this topic before , but more information has been made available on China ’s plans to increase its electric vehicle charging network . On Friday , China announced that it will build a nationwide charging network that will fulfil the power demands of 5 million electric vehicles by 2020 , which will equate to roughly 12,000 charging stations . The network will cover residential areas , business districts , public spaces and inter - city highways , according to a guideline released by the State Council , China 's cabinet . New residential complexes should build charging stations or assign space for them , while public parking lots should have no less than 50 % of parking spaces with charging facilities . There should be at least one public charging station for every 2,000 electric Energy stations , the guideline said .
We have covered this topic before, but more information has been made available on China’s plans to increase its electric vehicle charging network. On Friday, China announced that it will build a nationwide charging network that will fulfil the power demands of 5 million electric vehicles by 2020, which will equate to roughly 12,000 charging stations. The network will cover residential areas, business districts, public spaces and inter-city highways, according to a guideline released by the State Council, China's cabinet. New residential complexes should build charging points or assign space for them, while public parking lots should have no less than 10% of parking spaces with charging facilities. There should be at least one public charging station for every 2,000 New Energy Vehicle﻿, the guideline said.