Beijing to add 1,628 more auto charging piles

Beijing will add 1,628 more public charging piles for the new energy vehicles, according to a recent report by Beijing Youth Daily.

The new charging facilities will be placed in crowded areas near shopping malls, hospitals, hotels and parks in more than 10 districts around the city, the newspaper said, quoting sources with the municipal development and reform commission.

So far, the city has a total of 132,000 charging piles for new energy vehicles.