China has reinforced its lead in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, reaching 16.7 million charging points by the end of July, a 53% increase from a year earlier, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Tuesday.
Wang Hongzhi, director of the NEA, said the country has achieved a ratio of two charging piles for every five vehicles. The figure represents a tenfold expansion since 2020.
In the first seven months of 2025, 3.88 million new charging units were added, a 93.2% year-on-year rise, with private charging facilities growing 113.6% to 3.26 million and public facilities up 28.9% to 623,000.
The surge in adoption has also driven electricity demand. Charging and swapping services used 7.71 billion kWh of electricity in July, up 53.9% from a year earlier and 14.9% from the prior month, according to NEA electricity department head Du Zhongming, as cited by state media CNR. Passenger vehicles and buses accounted for the bulk of consumption, with taxis, sanitation and logistics fleets making up smaller shares.
Market concentration remains high, with the top 15 operators managing 84.1% of public charging piles. TELD led with 807,000 units, followed by Star Charge with 703,000 and Yunkuai Charge with 656,000.
China’s EV ownership is projected to surpass 100 million by 2030, according to Xiang Junyong of the Beijing Population, Resources, Environment and Construction Committee. Automakers including Nio, Li Auto and Tesla are also building out their own charging networks alongside dedicated operators.