China's EV Charging Infrastructure Sees Significant Growth in First Half of 2025

On July 31, the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance (referred to as the 'China Charging Alliance') released the latest data indicating that from January to June 2025, the increment of electric vehicle charging infrastructure (charging guns) in China reached 3.282 million units, representing a year-on-year increase of 99.2%, nearly doubling. Among these, public charging facilities increased by 517,000 units, up 30.6% year-on-year, while private charging facilities saw an explosive growth of 2.765 million units, up 120.8% year-on-year. The China Charging Alliance noted that during this period, the domestic sales of new energy vehicles reached 5.878 million units, indicating a rapid growth in both charging infrastructure and new energy vehicles. The ratio of charging piles to vehicles stands at 1:1.8, suggesting that the charging infrastructure construction can adequately support the rapid development of new energy vehicles. As of June 2025, the total number of charging infrastructures in China reached 16.1 million units, an increase of 55.6% year-on-year. Public charging facilities accounted for 4.096 million units, up 36.7% year-on-year, while private charging facilities totaled 12.004 million units, a significant increase of 63.3%. In terms of regions, the top ten areas including Guangdong, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Sichuan, and Beijing accounted for 67% of the public charging piles. The national charging electricity is primarily concentrated in Guangdong, Jiangsu, Hebei, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Shandong, Fujian, Henan, and Shaanxi, with the majority of charging directed towards buses and passenger vehicles, while other vehicle types such as sanitation logistics vehicles and taxis represent a smaller proportion. In June 2025, the total charging electricity nationwide was approximately 6.71 billion kilowatt-hours, an increase of 260 million kilowatt-hours from the previous month, marking a year-on-year growth of 47.3% and a month-on-month increase of 4.0%. Focusing on operators, as of June 2025, the top 15 charging operators in terms of the number of charging piles operated are: TELD with 792,000 units, Star Charge with 702,000 units, YQ Charge with 648,000 units, Little Orange Charge with 258,000 units, Weijingyun with 232,000 units, State Grid with 196,000 units, Luchong with 135,000 units, Shenzhen Car Charging Network with 109,000 units, Huichong with 94,000 units, Southern Power Grid with 90,000 units, Yiwei Energy with 79,000 units, Kunlun Network with 60,000 units, Wancheng Wanchong with 55,000 units, Blue Quick Charge with 53,000 units, and Junyue Charge with 49,000 units. These 15 operators account for 85.1% of the total, while the remaining operators make up 14.9%.