State Grid plans to plug in 8 major expressways

Main routes across country to be equipped with rapid charging stations for electric vehicles

State Grid Corp of China, the nation's biggest power transmission company, has installed electric-vehicle rapid charging stations in eight major expressways in the country.

The company said the expressways include the routes from Beijing to Shanghai, Shenyang to Haikou, Qingdao to Yinchuan and from Beijing to Macao via Hong Kong, with a charging station located every 50 kilometers.