China has built the world’s largest electric vehicle charging network, capable of supporting the charging needs of more than 40 million new energy vehicles.
On January 21, China’s National Energy Administration released national electric vehicle charging infrastructure data for December 2025.
According to the national charging infrastructure monitoring and service platform, the total number of EV charging points nationwide reached 20.092 million by the end of December 2025, up 49.7% year on year and surpassing the 20 million milestone.
A total of 770,000 new charging points were added in December alone.
Breaking down the December additions, public charging facilities increased by 92,000 units, while private charging facilities rose by 678,000 units.
Official data show that by the end of December 2025, China had 4.717 million public charging points, representing a year-on-year increase of 31.9%.
Private charging points totaled 15.375 million, accounting for more than 76% of the total and posting a year-on-year growth rate of 56.2%.
In terms of power capacity, public charging points now have a combined rated power of 220 million kilowatts, with average power per unit at about 46.53 kilowatts.
Installed electricity capacity for private charging facilities reached approximately 134 million kilovolt-amperes.
The National Energy Administration said China has built the world’s largest electric vehicle charging network, capable of supporting the charging needs of more than 40 million new energy vehicles.
The pace of development has accelerated markedly. From the construction of the country’s first charging station in 2006 to surpassing 1 million charging points in 2019 took 13 years.
Expanding from 1 million to 10 million required about five years, while the jump from 10 million to 20 million took just 18 months.
As high-power DC fast charging deployment accelerates, the average charging power per connector at public charging stations nationwide has risen to about 46.5 kilowatts.
Charging efficiency has improved by roughly 33% year on year, significantly enhancing the overall user experience.
Network coverage continues to extend into lower-tier regions. Data show that 71,500 charging points have been installed at highway service areas nationwide, covering more than 98% of such locations.
In addition, 19 provinces have achieved full charging infrastructure coverage at the township level.
The rapid build-out of charging infrastructure has formed a strong positive feedback loop with the expansion of China’s new energy vehicle market.
Data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers show that in December 2025, new energy vehicles accounted for more than 50% of total monthly vehicle sales.
During the month, new energy vehicle production and sales reached 1.718 million units and 1.71 million units, up 12.3% and 7.2% year on year, respectively.
For the full year, cumulative production and sales totaled 16.626 million units and 16.49 million units, representing year-on-year increases of 29% and 28.2%.
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