Charging

The average utilization rate of public charging piles in 22 of China's 25 large cities is less than 10 percent, CCTV said on August 23.

BMW announced Monday that it is deepening its partnership with State Grid EV Services, one of China's largest operators of charging piles, to provide owners with a better charging experience.

Tesla installed its first Supercharger in China in Shanghai in April 2014.

Xpeng Motors added 61 supercharging stations in July, 11 of which are in high-speed service areas, bringing the total to 298, the company said on Aug. 9.

Tesla announced Wednesday the opening of a Supercharger route in northwest China connecting several well-known destinations.

To date, Tesla has more than 6,900 Superchargers in the Chinese mainland, and it also has more than 700 destination charging stations, offering more than 1,700 destination charging piles, covering more than 320 cities in China.

The company announced on Wednesday that it has completed the layout of a charging route along the Dushanzi-Kuqa highway in the far western part of China, covering a total distance of 560km.

The company's 3C high-rate fast charging technology enables vehicles to be charged from 0 to 80 percent in 16 minutes, with a charging time of 10 minutes for 30 percent to 80 percent charge.

Guizhou province in southwestern China recently announced a three-year action plan for electric vehicle charging infrastructure construction, planning to build 4,500, 5,000 and 5,500 electric vehicle charging piles in 2021, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Tesla will open its Supercharger network to other electric cars within the year, the company's CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter on Wednesday.