China Charging Alliance: Operation of national electric vehicle charging and swapping infrastructure in 2022

National Electric Vehicle Charging and Replacement in 2022

Infrastructure operation status

1. Operation of public charging infrastructure : In December 2022, the number of public charging piles increased by 66,000 compared with November, a year-on-year increase of 56.7%. As of December 2022, the member units of the alliance reported a total of 1.797 million public charging piles, including 761,000 DC charging piles and 1.036 million AC charging piles. From January to December 2022, the average monthly increase in public charging piles was about 54,000.

2. The operation of public charging infrastructure in provinces, regions and cities . The public charging piles built in the top 10 regions of Guangdong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Beijing, Hubei, Shandong, Anhui, Henan and Fujian account for 71.3%. The national charging power is mainly concentrated in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Hebei, Fujian, Shanghai, Shaanxi, Hunan, Beijing and other provinces. The power flow is mainly buses and passenger cars, and other types of vehicles such as sanitation logistics vehicles and taxis account for a small proportion. In December 2022, the total charging power in the country was about 2.14 billion kWh, an increase of 150 million kWh from the previous month, an increase of 82.8% year-on-year and 7.6% month-on-month. From January to December 2022, the total charging power in the country was 21.32 billion kWh.

3. Operation of public charging infrastructure operators . As of December 2022, the top 15 charging piles operated by charging operators nationwide are: Teladian operates 363,000 units, Xingxing Charging operates 343,000 units, Yunkuai Charging operates 259,000 units, State Grid operates 196,000 units, Xiaoju Charging operates 94,000 units, Weijingyun operates 73,000 units, Shenzhen Car Power Network operates 69,000 units, China Southern Power Grid operates 61,000 units, Wancheng Wanchong operates 48,000 units, Hui Charging operates 46,000 units, Yiwi Energy operates 42,000 units, Wanma Ai Charging operates 26,000 units, SAIC Anyue operates 24,000 units, China Putian operates 23,000 units, and Weilan Fast Charging operates 19,000 units. These 15 operators account for 93.8% of the total, and the remaining operators account for 6.2% of the total.

4. Overall operation of charging infrastructure . From January to December 2022, the increase in charging infrastructure was 2.593 million units, of which the increase in public charging piles increased by 91.6% year-on-year, and the increase in private charging piles installed on vehicles continued to rise, up 225.5% year-on-year. As of December 2022, the cumulative number of charging infrastructure nationwide was 5.21 million units, an increase of 99.1% year-on-year. In 2022, the increase in public charging stations was 37,000, and the number of public charging stations was 111,000.

5. Comparison between charging infrastructure and electric vehicles . From January to December 2022, the increase in charging infrastructure was 2.593 million units, and the sales volume of new energy vehicles was 6.887 million units. The charging infrastructure and new energy vehicles continued to grow explosively. The increase ratio of charging piles to vehicles was 1:2.7. The construction of charging infrastructure can basically meet the rapid development of new energy vehicles.