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Power battery output expands in November

China's installed capacity of power batteries logged rapid growth in November driven by the boom in the country's new energy vehicle market, industry data showed. Last month, the installed capacity of power batteries for NEVs rose by 64.5 percent year-on-year to 34.3 gigawatt-hours, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers showed. About 23.1 GWh of lithium iron phosphate batteries were installed in NEVs, surging 99.5 percent from a year earlier, taking up 67.4 percent of the monthly total. According to the association, China's NEV market continued rapid growth in November.

EV charging points see rapid expansion

The number of new charging points for electric vehicles in China grew at a rapid pace so far this year to meet the demand of the country's burgeoning EV community, industrial data showed. By the end of November, the country had about 4.95 million charging facilities, up 107.5 percent from the same period last year, according to the China Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Promotion Alliance. Some 2.33 million charging points were added from January to November this year, the EVCIPA said.

China Daily - Xinhua