Policy
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China's government work report stops mentioning new energy vehicles, but that could be a good thing
This year's lack of mention has sparked widespread concern, but experts believe there is no need to worry.
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China's government work report says to steadily increase auto consumption
China will steadily increase auto consumption and remove unreasonable restrictions on used car trading, according to the government work report delivered to the delegates of the National People's Congress as part of the annual "two sessions" for their review and approval.
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Northern China's Changchun city will no longer use fuel vehicles for new cabs starting this year
Changchun will no longer use fuel cars for new cabs and official vehicles starting this year in an effort to be the pioneer city in promoting new energy vehicles in China's alpine and seasonal tundra regions.
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Li Auto says Shanghai's new policy on PHEVs will have little impact on it
"The introduction of the policy in Shanghai was within our expectation and was implemented even later than we anticipated," said Li Auto co-founder and president Shen Yanan.
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Shanghai gives local EV industry another policy push, lists goals for next five years
Shanghai, the city where Tesla's Gigafactory in China is located, is further increasing its support for new energy vehicles.
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China's Hainan province requires new and replacement govt cars and buses can only be NEVs
China's southernmost province of Hainan requires that new and replacement official cars and buses can only be new energy vehicles and proposes to add 25,000 new energy vehicles in the province in 2021.
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Shanghai will no longer issue free license plates for plug-in hybrid vehicles starting in 2023
From January 1, 2023, Shanghai will no longer issue free special license plates to individual users as well as corporate users who purchase plug-in hybrid (including extended-range) vehicles.
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Chinese ministry encourages financial institutions to lower down payment ratios and loan interests for individual car purchases
The document encourages areas where purchase restriction policies exist to tilt plate quotas toward new energy vehicles, give support to carless families to purchase their first new energy family car, and study measures that do not restrict purchases.
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Chinese ministry urges addressing shortened electric vehicle range in winter
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has urged vehicle and battery manufacturers to research to improve the driving performance of electric vehicles in cold weather in order to improve user experience.
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Chinese city Xi'an will offer about $1,544 subsidy to owners who install charging piles
Various cities in China are taking steps to encourage the use of new energy vehicles, with the northwestern city of Xi'an being the latest.
