Hefei invests in new energy vehicle charging facilities
State Grid Anhui electric power company plans to invest in the construction of 4 large charging stations and more than 80 charging piles in Hefei in 2010, striving to put them into operation within this year, so as to provide professional charging supporting services for electric vehicle users.
According to the consensus reached between Hefei municipal government and Anhui electric power company on promoting the construction of electric vehicle charging facilities, Hefei municipal government has incorporated the planning of electric vehicle charging facilities into the urban and rural construction planning of Hefei City, and supported Anhui electric power company in the construction, operation, maintenance and management of electric vehicle charging facilities in Hefei city. Anhui electric power company has given full play to the role of power grid enterprises in technology, capital, management and so on The advantages of management and service support the development of electric vehicle industry in Hefei. He also said that in the next few years, depending on the number of electric vehicles in Hefei, capital investment in the construction of charging facilities will be gradually increased to fully meet the needs of the development of electric vehicles in Hefei.
Fang Xiansheng of Hefei Science and Technology Bureau told reporters that Hefei, as one of the 13 pilot cities for demonstration and promotion of energy-saving and new energy vehicles in China, plans to promote 1400 energy-saving and new energy vehicles by 2012. As for the demand of Hefei power supply station, Wu Ping, general manager of Anhui electric power company, told reporters that according to the deployment of State Grid Corporation of China, the company will build 5 electric vehicle charging stations and 300 charging piles in Anhui, including 4 charging stations and 80 charging piles in Hefei, It mainly provides strong power guarantee for 365 energy-saving and new energy vehicles in Hefei.
