The latest example of a development related to this segment of China's car industry comes from the eastern Shangdong province, which is seeing its first large electric car charging station being built in Linyi city, as Xinhua reports.
The facility, capable of charging 45 vehicles simultaneously, is being developed by the Shandong Electric Power Corporation through a $3.37 million investment, with the project scheduled to reach the completion point by May.
The Shangdong province was chosen because it is a key automotive producing region and has been developing electric vehicles since 2004, with over 30 electric vehicle makers being based there. The region is aiming to achieve an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles by 2015.
"How we charge the electric cars is the key to the industry's success. Whether the green cars can enter China's mainstream market depends on a nationwide charging network that we are building," Li Guohua, deputy director of the sales department of Shandong Electric Power Corporation, was quoted as saying by the aforementioned source.
The executive added that China has a huge potential when it comes to new energy vehicles, as it is the world’s largest electric car producer and market.
The Chinese automotive industry has made efforts to develop electric vehicles, but it must offer a decent charging infrastructure to support these in order to popularize them. This is why the country plans to build 75 electric vehicle charging stations in 27 cities by the end of the year.
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