On May 11th, the China Charging Alliance released the operational data of the electric vehicle charging and battery swapping infrastructure for April 2024.
In April, the public charging piles increased by 68,000 units, a year-on-year growth of 47%. By the end of April this year, the members of the alliance reported a total of 2.977 million public charging piles, among which 1.315 million are DC (Direct Current) and 1.661 million are AC (Alternating Current).
From January to April 2024, the increment in China's charging infrastructure was 1.017 million units, marking a 15.4% increase year-on-year. Among these, public charging piles grew by 250,000 units, up 10.3% year-on-year; while private charging piles accompanying vehicles increased by 767,000 units, achieving a 17.1% growth. As of April 2024, the cumulative number of charging infrastructure units nationwide reached 9.613 million, up 57.8% year-on-year.
Looking at the operators, as of April 2024, the top 15 charging pile operators in China account for 88.0% of the total, with the rest held by other operators. Here’s a list from TapTechNews:
TeLaidian operates 565,000 units
StarCharge operates 524,000 units
YunKuai Charge operates 507,000 units
State Grid Corporation operates 196,000 units
WeJing Cloud operates 158,000 units
XiaoJu Charging operates 144,000 units
Southern Power Grid operates 90,000 units
Shenzhen CheDianNet operates 84,000 units
Hui Charge operates 76,000 units
Yiwei Energy operates 76,000 units
WanChengWanCharge operates 53,000 units
Weilan Quick Charge operates 50,000 units
WanMa AiCharge operates 33,000 units
JunYue Charge operates 31,000 units
Kunlun Web Electric operates 31,000 units
In the first four months of 2024, with a total domestic sales of new energy vehicles reaching 2.52 million units, the ratio of charge points to vehicles is approximately 1:2.5, indicating that infrastructure development is keeping pace with the rapid growth of new energy vehicles.