"In 2020, only 80 charging piles on the Guangxi Expressway will be officially put into use, which cannot meet the charging needs of new energy vehicles on the highway." Since 2021, the Guangxi Department of Transportation has listed the "endurance project" of green travel as an important task in the transportation industry that is close to the people's livelihood, and has continued to accelerate the supervision of highway operators in the region to increase the number of new energy vehicle charging facilities, effectively solving the pain points and difficulties of new energy vehicle highway travel. Wei Hongjiao, director of the Science and Education Division of the Autonomous Region Transportation Department, said.
Up to now, 297 service areas have been opened for 7339 kilometers of highways in the whole district, of which 1266 fast charging piles and 3 new energy vehicle charging and replacement integrated stations have been built in 133 service areas in 2021, the coverage rate of charging facilities in the highway service area is close to 50%, and the number and coverage rate of high-speed charging pile construction ranks among the forefront of the western provinces in the country, effectively solving the "mileage anxiety" of long-distance travel of new energy vehicles.
Guangxi Guigang High-speed Service Area and Hezhou Expressway Service Area New Energy Vehicle Charging and Replacing Integrated Station Pilot to meet the charging service needs of all new energy vehicle brands, new energy vehicles can automatically replace new energy vehicle batteries within 6 minutes, further improving the charging and replacing efficiency of the service area. In addition, by connecting the new energy vehicle charging pile to the "Eight Gui Charging" APP, new energy vehicle owners can enjoy one-stop convenient services such as charging inquiries, appointments, reminders, and mobile payment online, improving the experience of new energy vehicle users and improving the efficiency of the use of charging piles.
It is understood that since 2021, the Transportation Department of the Autonomous Region has issued the "Notice of the Transportation Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Promoting the Implementation of the Task of Charging Infrastructure Construction of New Energy Vehicles" and the "Notice of the Transportation Department of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Strengthening the Information Reporting of The Construction of Charging Infrastructure for New Energy Vehicles in the Field of Transportation" in combination with the actual situation, refining the annual task indicators for the construction of charging infrastructure in the highway service area; in conjunction with relevant construction responsible units and departments such as development and reform, finance, and electric power, Timely coordinate the construction of charging piles in the process of power expansion, land use, financial subsidies and other issues; guide relevant responsible units to take the initiative to use market mechanisms to flexibly promote the construction of new energy vehicle charging piles and integrated charging and replacement power stations in highway service areas in the form of site sharing, capital integration, and project co-construction. In addition, the Autonomous Region Expressway Development Center conscientiously implements the planning and deployment of the Autonomous Region Transportation Department, decomposes the target tasks, requires each construction project to accelerate the construction progress, accelerates the construction of charging infrastructure in the expressway service area, ensures the balanced development of the construction project progress, quality and safety, and completes the charging pile construction task with high quality.
In the next step, the Transportation Department of the Autonomous Region will continue to implement the relevant requirements of the Autonomous Region People's Government, combined with the three-year action plan for the promotion and application of new energy vehicles in Guangxi, accelerate the construction of a well-functioned, intelligent and efficient transportation hub charging infrastructure system, achieve full coverage of charging facilities in the highway service area, and meet the charging needs of intercity transportation and long-distance travel.
Reporter: Liu Qing
Correspondents: Zhou Linmei Liao Zhiyuan
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