EV sales, charging stations to continue fast expansion in China: study

According to a research which was published on March 6, charging stations in China will grow very rapidly as it has been doing in the past 14 years, according to a report by RNR Market Research distributed through media press release distribution services.

According to the report, during 2010-2014 the number of Chinese charging stations jumped to 723 from 76 while the number of charging piles soared to 28,000 from 1,122.

In 2014, China produced 78,000 and sold 75,000 new energy vehicles, up 350% and 320% respectively from the previous year, according to a press release informing about the research contents.

Sinopec, CNPC and CNOOC have set up a small number of refueling and charging experiment stations by dint of the existing gas stations. The publication name is China Charging Station and Charging Pile Market Report, 2015-2016.