Shibing Guangxi Charging Post Model
Miao Wei, minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said at the China Electric Vehicle Hundred Talents Forum (2018) that the current vehicle to pile ratio of 3.5:1 across the country still cannot meet consumers' demand for charging. With the continuous growth of the number of new energy vehicles, the problem of insufficient structural supply of charging infrastructure has become increasingly prominent, and the overall scale is still lagging behind. In 2020, China plans to build about 500000 public charging piles. However, compared with the annual production and sales of 2 million vehicles and 5 million vehicles in the 2020 plan, the number of charging piles still does not match, and the vehicle pile ratio even tends to deteriorate. In addition, the layout of charging facilities in China is also not reasonable. The utilization rate of public charging piles is less than 15%. A sustainable business development model has not yet been formed. There is still a two-way contradiction between operating enterprises' profitability difficulties and consumers' high charging prices.
Shibing Guangxi Charging Post Model
In fact, in order to effectively develop the new energy vehicle industry, in addition to the problems exposed in the construction of charging piles, such as difficult site selection, power connection and property coordination, the integration of infrastructure resources, the unification of public charging facilities information platform, the standardization of charging interfaces, and the billing and settlement in the charging process also need to be solved. The charging infrastructure of new energy vehicles is a new type of urban infrastructure. Its construction is a systematic project involving land, power grid, electricity price, mechanism and many other links, which is also the reason why the charging infrastructure construction is relatively difficult. However, as long as the relevant parties meet each other and reach consensus, instead of talking to themselves and going their own way, these problems will eventually be solved.
Shibing Guangxi Charging Post Model
Any problems arising from development must be solved with a development perspective and innovative practice. By innovating the operation mode of "mixed ownership", Shenzhen has solved the problem of "one kilometer after Z" in the promotion of new energy public transport, and the measures to realize the pure electrification of exclusive public transport are worthy of reference for the industry. "The charging pile has a large capital investment and rapid technology update. Without the intervention of companies with technical reserves and market power, it would be difficult for enterprises to survive." As one of the top three bus companies in Shenzhen, Yu Gang, the chairman of Shenzhen Bus Group, has a deep understanding of the "charging pile problem" encountered in the promotion of pure electric bus. Yu Gang introduced that the public transport group in a city in China had invested more than 200 million yuan to build 200 charging piles, each charging pile cost about 1 million yuan, 2-3 times the market price. Z could not recover the cost at last, and because it could not keep up with the technology update, many equipment was currently idle.
Shibing Guangxi Charging Post Model
How to make money by investing in charging piles? In recent years, the investment in charging piles has become more and more popular. As of July 2021, the number of public charging posts nationwide will be 950000, a high growth of 67.85% year on year, and the charging power will increase by 44% year on year. So, is this the right time for operators who are investigating the charging pile market or preparing to invest in construction? The answer is yes. Under the background of "dual carbon", the new energy vehicle market is a huge market with continuous growth, belongs to the blue ocean market, and is rigid demand. The investment threshold is relatively low compared with gas stations. Since the market is so good, why can't many charging stations make money? At present, the main profit sources of charging piles are service fees, power price difference and value-added services.
