Charging piles seen on a street in Changzhou, Jiangsu province. WANG QIMING/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s charging infrastructure capacity significantly improved in 2024 and further supports the rapid electrification of China’s vehicle fleet, the National Energy Administration said. The total number of charging facilities across the country reached almost 12.82 million units by the end of…
A driver charges his new energy vehicle via a robot charging pile in Beijing. LI XIN/XINHUA BEIJING — China on Friday unveiled its first-ever guidelines for the insurance of new energy vehicles (NEVs), introducing measures aimed at addressing key challenges currently facing the sector. NEV owners have long struggled with high insurance premiums and the…
China made steady progress in the manufacturing industry last year, achieving innovations and breakthroughs, enhancing digital empowerment and supporting the country’s high-quality development. Intelligent robots work on a vehicle production line in Changchun, Jilin province, on April 24, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua] China’s manufacturing industry maintained the top global position in terms of overall scale for a…
An intelligent mobile charging robot is charging a new energy vehicle. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] To alleviate parking and charging congestion during the upcoming Spring Festival, the most significant annual celebration in the country, Shanghai has come up with additional photovoltaic power generation facilities, intelligent battery swapping stations and charging robots to prepare for the…
Employees work at an auto production facility in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, in April 2024. [HU XIAOFEI/FOR CHINA DAILY] China is set to roll out a series of targeted measures to fuel growth in its new energy vehicle sector, as part of broader efforts to stabilize key industries and drive economic growth, said the country’s top…
The booth of AITO, which is owned by Seres, attracts visitors at the Beijing auto show in April 2024. [Photo by Li Fusheng/chinadaily.com.cn] Collaboration is essential for innovation in fast-moving tech sectors like electric vehicles, as boundaries between sectors are becoming more fluid, said Kang Bo, vice-president of Chinese NEV maker Seres. “By sharing resources…
The world’s first unmanned transportation system in an open-pit mine with an altitude above 5,000 meters. [Photo/CCTV] XINING — At the Yulong Copper Mine in Qamdo, Southwest China’s Xizang autonomous region, perched 5,000 meters above sea level on the rugged Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, ore transport trucks glide over gravel roads, winding through snow-dusted mountains and the…
Production line workers of new energy vehicle producer Leapmotor assemble a car at the company’s intelligent factory in Jinhua, Zhejiang province. JIN SICHENG/FOR CHINA DAILY China’s vehicle market, the world’s largest, grew even bigger in 2024, with 25.57 million units delivered, up 1.6 percent year-on-year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Combined with…
Luca de Meo, CEO of Renault Group. CHINA DAILY Renault Group does not sell cars in China but the French company is working at a mind-blowing scale with the Chinese auto sector, where CEO Luca de Meo says “the real things are happening”. Around a year ago, the Italian executive decided to build a facility…
Chinese carmakers are busy exploring overseas markets, but they still have a long way to go before becoming “world-class” companies, according to a report from consulting firm Roland Berger. Statistics from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that China shipped 5.85 million units out of the country in 2024, retaining its position as the…