With E-Vehicle Sales Forecast to Surge, China Issues Charging Infrastructure Policy

摘要

China's Ministry of Finance released details of a plan to increase subsidies to build charging stations for hybrid and electric plug-in vehicles. In documents released Jan. 18, the ministry said central government subsidies will be given to charging infrastructure operators, particularly those in three "key air pollution control areas" in the region around Beijing municipality, Tianjin municipality and Hebei province; the region around Shanghai, including Jiangsu and Zhejiang province; and the region around the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province.