Nearly 3 Million EV Charging Sessions on Chinese Highways in First Three Days of National Day Holiday

36Kr reports that demand for new energy vehicle (EV) charging was strong during the first three days of the National Day holiday, with highway charging infrastructure operating smoothly. From 0:00 on October 1 to 24:00 on October 3, statistical analysis of 62,700 highway charging facilities included in the national charging infrastructure monitoring service platform showed that EVs were charged a total of 2.9686 million times across China's highways during the first three days of this year's National Day holiday, averaging 989,500 sessions per day—a 48.41% increase compared to the same period last year. Total energy consumption reached 71.6193 million kilowatt-hours, averaging 23.8731 million kilowatt-hours per day, a 49.39% rise from last year's holiday period. The penetration rate of green travel continues to increase, and the trend of people using new energy vehicles for long-distance travel is becoming increasingly evident.