Zhanjiang improves charging infrastructure for new energy cars

Efficient charging for new energy vehicles is becoming available in Zhanjiang with 89 public charging piles installed at 27 stations across the city. Fifty-seven of these piles are direct-current (DC) fast chargers and 32 are alternating-current (AC) chargers.

DC fast chargers take just 30 to 60 minutes to fully charge a typical electric car, while AC chargers may require five to six hours. Standard electric vehicles can normally drive more than 200 kilometers on a full charge.

Residents can pay for charging services via the Yue Yi Chong app developed by the Guangdong Power Grid Corporation. The fee is 1.47 yuan ($23 cents) for every kilowatt-hour of electricity.

An additional 400 charging poles will be built in 50 charging stations near parks, squares, large-scale shopping malls and residential areas before the end of 2018 in order to pave the way for further development of new energy automobiles.