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China’s capital city of Beijing will make transform gas stations to charging stations and battery swap stations in its core areas in an orderly way, according to a development plan for the period 2021-2025, released by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Urban Management.
Beijing aims to have 700,000 charging piles and 310 battery swap stations by 2025, with an average service radius of less than 3 kilometers for public charging facilities for electric vehicles in plain areas, according to the plan. As of June, China had 1.53 million public charging piles, with 103,002 in Beijing, according to earlier data from the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance.
The number of battery swap stations in China was 1,582, with Beijing having the most at 272, according to the EVCIPA.
As of the end of June, NIO had the most battery swap stations in China with 1,024, followed by Aulton New Energy with 450 and Hangzhou Botan Technology with 108, according to the data.
Beijing also plans to use the energy storage capabilities of facilities including 5G base stations, charging stations, and battery swap stations to be able to help reduce the grid’s maximum electricity load by 3% – 5% by 2025.
The city will also build charging demonstration zones in suburban areas to build a public charging infrastructure network to meet the electric vehicle charging needs of residents and visitors in rural areas, according to the plan.