The Chinese State Grid has built and opened the largest ultra-fast EV charging station in Beijing. They join hundreds of other E-buses in Beijing already deployed using the same battery technology from Microvast. In a recent interview with Reuters, China’s top electric car czar said that China is on track to have 1 million EVs by 2020. Future facility and charging point expansions are already planned out for 2016-2020 to accommodate more bus routes converting to fast charging electric vehicles. Compared to an earlier battery swapping system adopted by Beijing to experiment on improving electric bus operating efficiency and reducing down-time, the ultra-fast charging battery and charger system needs neither the investment and large storage space footprint for extra batteries, nor the high cost of automated robotic battery pack swapping infrastructure, bringing obvious advantages to customers and utility companies with more rapid ROI. This is particularly timely news as it comes as Beijing declares it’s first-ever red alert for pollution.
The Chinese State Grid has built and opened the largest ultra-fast EV charging station in Beijing. In a recent interview with Reuters, China’s top electric car czar said that China is on track to have 1 million EVs by 2020. Future facility and charging point expansions are already planned out for 2016-2020 to accommodate more bus routes converting to fast charging electric vehicles. Compared to an earlier battery swapping system adopted by Beijing to experiment on improving electric bus operating efficiency and reducing down-time, the ultra-fast charging battery and charger system needs neither the investment and large storage space footprint for extra batteries, nor the high cost of automated robotic battery pack swapping infrastructure, bringing obvious advantages to customers and utility companies with more rapid ROI. This is particularly timely news as it comes as Beijing declares it’s first-ever red alert for pollution.