On December 20, the 2023 China Automotive Charging and Changing Ecological Conference with the theme of “Embracing New Challenges and Promoting the High-Quality Development of Charging and Changing Infrastructure” was held in Fuyang, Hangzhou, Zhejiang. The conference focused on grasping the connotation of the high-quality system of the charging and changing industry, sharing experiences, and jointly building a healthy ecological environment for the charging and changing industry by focusing on consolidating equipment quality, technological innovation, improving service quality, and strengthening safety bottom line.
Under the joint guidance of the State Grid Corporation of China, the Ministry of Transport’s Road Network Monitoring and Emergency Response Center, and the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, the conference was co-hosted by the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Charging and Swapping Branch, and the People’s Government of Fuyang District, Hangzhou. Hangzhou Flash Speed Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and China Petroleum Group Jichai Power Co., Ltd. provided strong support for the successful holding of the conference as strategic partners. Zhonglian Technology Co., Ltd., State Power Investment Corporation Green Power Transportation Industry Innovation Center, China Automotive Research Institute New Energy Vehicle Inspection Center Co., Ltd., Huawei Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Bull Group Co., Ltd., and Guolian Intelligent Energy Transportation Technology Innovation Center Co., Ltd. jointly sponsored the event.
Car Vertical Media provided comprehensive coverage of the conference as the official media. Over a hundred government department heads, local alliance leaders, top experts, and business leaders attended the conference. The integration and innovation of multiple industries is timely On the morning of December 20th, Wen Jing, Director of the Travel Service Department of the Road Network Monitoring and Emergency Response Center of the Ministry of Transport, officials from the Power Grid Department of the State Grid Corporation of China, relevant leaders of the Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Sun Fengchun, and Deputy Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Yang Zhongping and other guests delivered speeches at the opening ceremony. Zou Peng, Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers Charging and Swapping Branch and the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, presided over the opening ceremony.
The construction of charging facilities along highways is the guarantee for long-distance travel of new energy vehicles. By the end of November 2023, more than 6,000 charging parking spaces have been built at service areas across the country, accounting for 95% of the total number of service areas on highways. A total of 20,000 charging piles have been built at service areas along national highways. It is an important measure to ensure the public’s travel and improve the quality of life of the people. In the next step, we will build a high-quality highway charging infrastructure network and optimize the layout of charging facilities to provide better protection for more electric vehicle owners to travel long distances.
The service capability of the charging and swapping infrastructure network has become the focus of attention in the industry. Sun Fengchun said that China’s scale of charging and swapping continues to maintain the global first place, the commercial model continues to innovate and apply, and the level of charging service continues to improve, providing important guarantees for the rapid and large-scale promotion and application of China’s new energy vehicle industry. “At a critical time when China’s new energy vehicle industry is moving towards comprehensive marketization, the convening of the Charging and Swapping Ecological Conference is timely.”
As the representative of the Chairman of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, Yang Zhongping stated that in recent years, under the guidance of the Power Department of the National Energy Administration and with the support of various member units, the Alliance has carried out a lot of work in policy recommendations, research on technical standards, industry surveys, inspection of safety hazards in charging and exchanging, and management of identification, and has also made many attempts to promote the interconnection and standardization of the charging and exchanging industry, actively promoting the high-quality development of the charging and exchanging industry. He hopes that all participants in the industrial chain of electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, power batteries, and other industries will seize the historic opportunity, lay the foundation for industrial takeoff through technological innovation, expand the industry’s survival space through business model innovation, and create a new ecology for the charging and exchanging industry through multi-industry integration.
The main forum of the conference was hosted by Tong Zongqi, Deputy Secretary General of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance. During this session, Qin Jian, Director of the Energy Service Center of State Grid Smart Car Networking Technology Co., Ltd., Yu Dexiang, Chairman of Teld New Energy Co., Ltd., Wang Lei, Acting CEO of Wanbang Digital Energy Co., Ltd., Wang Shuili, Chairman of Blue Valley Smart Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Shen Fei, Senior Vice President of Shanghai NIO Automobile Co., Ltd., Wang Xiaofei, CEO of Hangzhou Flash Speed Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Liu Dawei, President of Intelligent Charging Business of Huawei Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and Lu Ying, CEO of Hydrogen Accumulator Energy Technology Co., Ltd., shared their practical experience and insights in the high-quality development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance Deputy Secretary General Tong Zongqi launched 5 major initiatives and announcements, comprehensively strengthening the foundation of the industry. To implement the “Guiding Opinions of the General Office of the State Council on Further Constructing a High-Quality Charging Infrastructure System” and the National Development and Reform Commission and the National Energy Administration’s “Implementation Opinions on Accelerating the Construction of Charging Infrastructure to Better Support the Implementation of New Energy Vehicles in Rural Areas and Rural Revitalization,” under the guidance of the National Energy Administration, the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance plans to work with local governments and representatives from the charging industry to carry out “charging pile going to the countryside” related activities.
At this conference, the Executive Vice President and Secretary General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Chairman of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, Fu Bingfeng, and the Assistant Secretary General and Minister of the Technology Department of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Secretary General of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, Wang Yao, announced the official launch of the new energy vehicle charging pile going to the countryside activity. This activity aims to strengthen the construction and use of charging infrastructure in rural areas, boost investment confidence in charging facilities in rural areas, and allow more consumers to understand and be familiar with new energy vehicles, tap into market potential, and further support new energy vehicle consumption in rural areas.
The rapid development of the charging and swapping industry also faces the risk of “decoupling” between production and finance, which affects and restricts the industry’s development. Therefore, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance are using blockchain technology, IoT technology, and big data technology to create a top platform for “asset digitization” services in the new energy vehicle industry, and promote industrial model innovation through financial solutions. The goal is to provide financing channels for charging and swapping operation enterprises and support the long-term, efficient, and healthy development of the new energy vehicle industry.
At this conference, the Vice President and Secretary-General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and Chairman of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, Fu Bingfeng, the Assistant Secretary-General and Minister of Technology Department of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, and Secretary-General of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, Wang Yao, and the Chairman of Blue Valley Smart Energy Technology Co., Ltd., Wang Shuili, announced the official launch of the “Beijing Taxi Swapping Station Income Rights Green Bonds.” This is the first project of the new energy vehicle basic asset digitization service.
Under the dual support of the “New Energy Vehicle Charging Piles Going to the Countryside” activity and the digitalization service platform for basic assets of new energy vehicles, the new energy vehicle charging and swapping infrastructure industry will usher in faster and more efficient development. At the meeting, the establishment ceremony of the Flash Charging Committee of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance was also held. Dr. Wang Fang, Chief Scientist of China Automotive Technology Research Center Co., Ltd. and Deputy Secretary General of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, Feng Qingfeng, CEO of Lotus Group, Yuan Xiaolin, Global Senior Vice President of Volvo Car Group and President and CEO of Volvo Car Asia Pacific, Shen Ziyu, Chairman and CEO of Polestar Technology, Wu Chen, President of Jaguar Land Rover China and Chery Jaguar Land Rover Joint Marketing, Sales and Service Organization, and Wang Xiaofei, CEO of Hangzhou Flash Speed Energy Technology Co., Ltd., and other representatives of the initiating units witnessed this important moment together.
As a charging and swapping service platform for the luxury car market in China, the committee will improve the high-end flash charging service standard system, improve the construction level of charging and swapping facilities in China, support the high-quality development of China’s energy replenishment infrastructure construction, and accelerate the global smart energy replenishment industry revolution.
At the conference, the deputy secretary-general of the Charging and Swapping Branch of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers and the vice president of the National Union Smart Energy Transportation Technology Innovation Center, Ma Huajie, the preparatory group leader of the International Development Committee of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance and co-founder of Beijing Century Cloud Security New Energy Co., Ltd., An Shuo, the senior vice president of NIO Automobile in Shanghai, Shen Fei, the vice president and general manager of the electric vehicle business of Phoenix Electric in China, Zhang Yi, the director of international business of GAC Energy, Xu Wenqiang, the general manager of Shanghai Zhida Technology Development Co., Ltd., Cao Guangyu, and the general manager of Jicheng Electronics Co., Ltd., Wang Linxian, jointly witnessed the launch ceremony of the International Development Committee of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance. The committee will lead more upstream and downstream enterprises in the charging and swapping industry to carry out high-quality business overseas, provide a unified voice for all enterprises going abroad, and serve as a professional bridge for overseas enterprises to find domestic partners.
On the main forum of the conference, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) Deputy Secretary General Yang Zhongping, the Assistant Secretary General and Technology Department Director of CAAM, and the Secretary General of the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, Wang Yao, along with the Chief Scientist of the China Automotive Technology Research Center, Wang Fang, jointly released the “2022-2023 Annual Report on the Development of China’s Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure”. Tong Zongqi, the Deputy Secretary General of the CAAM Charging and Swapping Branch, and the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance, gave a brief interpretation of the report.
The report systematically summarizes the development of China’s charging infrastructure industry in 2022, covering the overall development of the industry, the key development focus of charging and swapping policies, the analysis of charging and swapping equipment industry development, the analysis of charging and swapping business model innovation, and the construction of charging information interconnection and information service platforms. The report believes that in the future, the charging and swapping industry will further integrate innovation, the proportion of high-voltage platform charging equipment will further increase, the standardization of swapping will further improve, intelligent and orderly charging piles will accelerate deployment, and charging services will enter a high-quality development stage.
According to reports, the “China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Development Annual Report” has been published six times since 2016, with one issue released every year. It has become the most influential research achievement in the charging and swapping industry, and has been used as a reference for policy-making by national ministries and local governments. It provides important references for industry enterprises and practitioners. A summit and six theme forums were held to promote the high-quality development of the industry. The summit was held on December 19, with more than 100 government leaders, charging alliance leaders, and industry heads gathering to provide suggestions for the high-quality development of the industry.
On December 20 and 21, six theme forums were held to focus on breakthroughs in highway scenarios, promoting infrastructure to rural areas, improving charging service quality, accelerating the overseas development of charging facilities, exploring the application of battery swapping models, and discussing industry hotspots such as vehicle-network interaction models. At the “Highway Charging Facilities Network Construction Symposium,” participants discussed policies, experience sharing, operational status, scene applications, and solutions for high-power charging equipment. At the “High-Quality Charging Service Ecosystem Construction” theme forum, relevant parties comprehensively discussed topics such as the development of power batteries supporting high-power charging, the application of composite materials in high-power charging equipment, the development of high-voltage platform charging systems, and the operation and maintenance services of high-power equipment.
At the “Application Research on Electric Vehicle Battery Swap Mode” theme forum, participants focused on discussing practical applications of vehicle-electric separation in passenger cars, commercial vehicle battery swap technology, storage-charging-swap solutions, and testing technology for charging and swapping facilities. At the “Construction of Rural Charging Network to Support New Energy Vehicles Going to the Countryside” theme forum, hot topics such as the experience summary of charging facilities going to the countryside, policies, and development opportunities in the sinking market were discussed. At the “Exploration and Practice of Overseas Export of Charging Piles” theme forum, in-depth discussions were held on topics such as export certification electrical safety testing clauses for charging facilities, the current status and application of the global composite materials industry, and the high-power charging demand in the European charging and swapping market.
At the “Vehicle-Grid Interaction Mode Research” theme forum, relevant topics such as the research and practice of electric vehicles in ensuring the supply of new power systems, key technologies for large-scale vehicle-grid interaction, and research on the optimization of urban charging networks were discussed. In conclusion, the comprehensive service capability of the charging infrastructure network is becoming the industry’s focus as China’s new energy vehicle scale grows rapidly. The main contradiction in the promotion and application of new energy vehicles has also shifted from “mileage anxiety” to “replenishment anxiety,” and the increasingly prominent differentiated service demands of users will bring about significant changes in the charging and swapping operation market.