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Moves set to boost green travel

The State Grid is boosting green travel amid fast-growing electricity demand of new energy vehicles around the country. In Jiangsu province, power staff members used abundant photovoltaic resources in some regions to build intelligent green charging stations by integrating photovoltaic power, energy storage and charging into one system. Staff members from State Grid Xuzhou Power Supply Co view this type of "microgrid" as a new model for green charging. The largest such station has a photovoltaic power generation system that can generate 5 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, helping reduce carbon emissions by about 4,200 metric tons and save some 1,500 tons of standard coal each year.

Auto JV reports surge in NEV sales in Q1

SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), a joint venture between SAIC Motor, General Motors and Liuzhou Wuling Motors, reported robust new energy vehicle sales in the first quarter of 2025, selling 199,078 units, with a 71.3 percent year-on-year growth. NEVs accounted for 52.8 percent of the company's total vehicle sales in the first quarter, with overall auto sales reaching 377,257 units, up 12.3 percent year-on-year.

Xinhua - China Daily