Overview
- The National Energy Administration reported that the Oct 1–7 National Day holiday saw 6.711 million charging sessions on monitored highway chargers and 163 million kWh delivered, a daily average rise of 51.42% year on year.
- Holiday charging set a new single‑day record on Oct 1 when highway chargers delivered 28.0469 million kWh, a 60.40% increase from last year’s first holiday day.
- Monitored highway charging points expanded to 62,700 guns this year while public reports show about 85,400 guns built in service areas by the end of June, reflecting different monitoring scopes.
- Authorities said service‑area charging generally operated smoothly during the concentrated demand but noted remaining coverage gaps in some high‑altitude and high‑cold regions.
- Rising NEV ownership — about 48.97 million vehicles by end‑June 2026 — is driving the surge and the government plans to add over 10,000 service‑area chargers in 2026 with at least 25% high‑power units to cut charging time and support longer trips.