EV charging points are usually a kilometre or two away from each other in urban areas. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HAIKOU, Hainan – Forget about range anxiety in Hainan. With more than 75,000 charging points, electric vehicle owners in urban areas of the tropical island in southern China are usually no more than a kilometre or two away from somewhere to power up their cars.
The regional government has also poured tens of millions of yuan into subsidising EV purchases. All that propelled the province to have the second-highest clean-car adoption rate in the country last year, at 42 per cent of new car sales – behind only the affluent financial hub of Shanghai , which has also given hefty incentives to buyers.“The goal will be achieved for sure,” said Mr Zhang Haotian, a salesman for Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’s premium EV brand, Zeekr.
At work, he said customers need less convincing to consider an EV and more prospective buyers come to the dealership saying they feel peer pressure as their friends ditch their petrol cars. The next challenge will be transitioning commercial vehicles to electric, where the cost savings aren’t as high as passenger cars because it’s more expensive to charge trucks and other heavy vehicles.
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