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New energy vehicles gain traction in China's rural market

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STORY: New energy vehicles gain traction in China's rural market
DATELINE: Aug. 26, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:26
LOCATION: JINAN, China
CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of new energy vehicles
2. various of charging stations and charging piles
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIU JIANMIN, Resident of Houxue Village, Jining City
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI TAO, Resident of Miaohai Village, Hongfanchi Town

STORYLINE:

China's new energy vehicle (NEV) industry has experienced rapid development in recent years.

Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed that the output and sales of NEVs rose to 3.79 million and 3.75 million units, respectively, in the first half of this year.

The association also estimates that China's vast countryside has a market potential of 500 billion yuan (about 68.5 billion U.S. dollars).

Charging infrastructure is one of the primary concerns for NEV buyers.

In the first half of this year, the State Grid Jinan Power Supply Company built 82 charging stations and installed 255 charging piles in the rural areas of Jinan.
   
Meanwhile, 2,224 rural families have applied for private charging piles.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI TAO, Villager, Miaohai Village, Jinan City, Shandong Province
"In the past, I had to drive more than 30 km to the nearest charging station in the county seat. Now, a new charging station is only 2 km from my home, which is very convenient."

SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LIU JIANMIN, Villager, Houxue Village, Jining City, Shandong Province
"(Driving an electric car for) 1 km only costs a few cents for charging, much cheaper than driving a gasoline car. In the past, we had to go to the township for charging. Now, the number of charging piles in our village is growing. More and more villagers have bought electric cars."

In July, the National Development and Reform Commission released new measures to stabilize and expand China's auto consumption, further promote the development of the NEV industry and build more charging facilities in small cities, townships and villages.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jinan, China.
(XHTV)

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