{"id":27391,"date":"2023-08-09T08:07:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T12:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theicct.org\/?p=27391"},"modified":"2023-08-20T21:29:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T01:29:11","slug":"china-is-propelling-its-electric-truck-market-aug23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theicct.org\/china-is-propelling-its-electric-truck-market-aug23\/","title":{"rendered":"China is propelling its electric truck market by embracing battery swapping"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">C<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">hina<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\"> is widely known as the world\u2019s <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW181440665 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/theicct.org\/publication\/global-transition-electric-vehicles-update-jun23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW181440665 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">largest market<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">or<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\"> electric cars and buses, but <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">did you <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">know that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">it\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\"> al<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">so leading <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\"> race to electric trucks<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">?<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">In<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">deed, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">based on data from EV-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">v<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">olumes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">.com<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">in<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\"> 2022, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">China sold <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">36,000<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\"> electric trucks, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">91<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">% of the global total. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">And n<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">o<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\"> country <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">except China <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">has<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">ever <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">sold more than <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">000<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">new electric trucks in a single year<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW181440665 BCX0\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW181440665 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">In recent years, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">China gradually shift<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">ed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">vehicle-electrification <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">policy <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">efforts<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> to trucks, which <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">are responsible for<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> a <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW7704071 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mee.gov.cn\/hjzl\/sthjzk\/ydyhjgl\/202212\/t20221207_1007111.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">disproportionate share<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">nitrogen oxides (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">NO<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun Subscript SCXW7704071 BCX0\" data-fontsize=\"12\">x<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">particulate matter (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">PM<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">, and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">carbon dioxide (<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">CO<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun Subscript SCXW7704071 BCX0\" data-fontsize=\"12\">2<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">emissions in the nation\u2019s vehicle fleet. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">Besides<\/span> <\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW7704071 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/theicct.org\/publication\/commercial-nevs-cities-policies-jul23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">various <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">fiscal and non-fiscal <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">incentives<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">offered <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">to electric <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">trucks, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">support for <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">battery swapping <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">play<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">ing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> key<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> role<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">he<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> C<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">hinese<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> national <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">government <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">several <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">local governments have encouraged battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">swapping technology <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">since <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">20<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">20<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> and the share of swap<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">-ca<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">pable vehicles in China\u2019s electric truck sales has been increasing. In 2022, <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW7704071 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/pdf.dfcfw.com\/pdf\/H3_AP202303291584652022_1.pdf?1680124584000.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">49.5%<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">electric truck<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">s sold<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> in China were <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW7704071 BCX0\">swap<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW7704071 BCX0\">-ca<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW7704071 BCX0\">pable<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">These swap-capable electric <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">trucks<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> are <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">mainly <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">used<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\"> for short-haul applications at ports, mining sites, and in urban <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">logistics<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">. They are typically equipped with a 141 kWh or 282 kWh battery and have a typical one-way trip length of less than <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW7704071 BCX0\">100 km<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7704071 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW7704071 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">Compared with today\u2019s plug-in charging<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\"> technologies, t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">he key advantage of battery swapping<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">is<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\"> the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">short time<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">required<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\"> to recharge. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">With plug-in charging, i<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">t usually takes 40 minutes <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">with <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">DC fast charg<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">ing<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">or <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">several<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\"> hours<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">via <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">regular charg<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">ing to recharge an electric truck<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">In contrast, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">battery swapping only takes <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">3<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">6<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">minutes. Thi<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">speed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">can be appealing for truck owners <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">bec<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">u<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">e<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">trucks<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\"> are<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\"> used for commercial purposes<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">faster <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">charging<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\"> leaves more time<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\"> to deliver goods and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">generate<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">profits<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151404559 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW151404559 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">To<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> collect firsthand information<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">we <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">visited several <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">swapping stations <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">for electric <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">trucks <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">in China<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> this summer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">We saw that<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">e<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">lectric trucks <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">usually <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">pull<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">ed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> into the battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">swapping station with a<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> state of charge (SOC) <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> 20%<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">30%. A robotic arm reach<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">es<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> down from above, take<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> out the depleted batteries<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">\u2014these <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">weigh <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">approximately <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">3 tons<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">are stored behind the driver\u2019s cab<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">\u2014<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">and put<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> them into storage<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">for re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">charging<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">. Then the robotic arm take<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> out fully charged batteries <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">store<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">d by the station<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">and insert<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">them<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> into the vehicle<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">. A<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">fter <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">that, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">the vehicle<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> can <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">drive away<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\"> and return to operation<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW69095271 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW69095271 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-27307 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/theicct.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Slide1-e1691520728911.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"956\" height=\"332\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 956px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 956\/332;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\"><i>On the left, a battery-swapping station in Hainan province used by electric concrete mixers and on the right, a station in Shaanxi province used by electric tractor-trailers. Photos by Tianlin Niu.<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">The battery-swapping station<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\"> we visited typically <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">store<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\"> seven batteries. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">Depleted<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\"> batteries <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">swapped from <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">vehicles<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">are charged using DC fast chargers and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">recall <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">these <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">need about 40 minutes to get fully <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">re<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">charged. By the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\">time<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW260822239 BCX0\"> all seven batteries are swapped and the eighth vehicle comes to the station, the first swapped battery has completed recharging and can be used to swap the depleted battery of the eighth vehicle.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW260822239 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">Though b<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">attery swapping<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">is<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">gaining in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">popular<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">ity<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\"> in China<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">today<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">there are still some hurdles to clear<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\"> before <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">it<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">become<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">widely<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\"> commercialized<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">The first is a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">lack of standardization of batteries. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">B<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">atteries <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">produ<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">ced by different <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">manufacturer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">can <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">vary <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">shape, size, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">how they <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW17619298 BCX0\">are <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW17619298 BCX0\">connect<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW17619298 BCX0\">ed with<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">vehicle<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">. Thus, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">at present, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">truck<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">drivers <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">can only <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">swap batteries <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">at certain<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">battery-<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">swapping stations<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\"> that can meet their needs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">Next is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW17619298 BCX0\">high<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">cost. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">B<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">ased on our interviews with station owners, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">etting up<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">a battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">swapping station costs <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">around <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">\u00a5<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">7<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">8<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\"> million (~US$1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">\u2013<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">1.1<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\"> million) today<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">;<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">h<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">alf of the cost <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">the batteries stored in the station <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">the other half comes from equipment, cables, and transformers.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW17619298 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW17619298 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">In October 2021, t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">he<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> Chinese national government <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">initiated<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> a <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW21907088 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.cn\/xinwen\/2021-10\/28\/content_5647458.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW21907088 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">two-year pilot program<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> to promote<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> battery swapping. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">Eleven <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">cities were selected as the first batch of pilot cities, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">three <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">the<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">m<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">are expected to fully focus on<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> swap<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">-ca<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">able<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> truck applications<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">.<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">T<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">he other eight cities <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">are expected to <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">demonstrate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> battery swapping on both electric cars and trucks. The <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">program<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> aims to put at least 100,000 swap<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">-ca<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">able<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> electric vehicles on the road and build at least 1,000 battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">swapping stations. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">As mentioned above, s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">ome Chinese provinces and cities <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">are <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">also <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">using their own <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">fund<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> to subsidize the construction of battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">swapping stations. Hainan province, for example, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">provides<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> subsidies <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">equal<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> to <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW21907088 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hainan.gov.cn\/data\/zfgb\/2021\/11\/9463\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW21907088 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">15%<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\"> of the total construction cost of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21907088 BCX0\">swapping station.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW21907088 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">With <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">this <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">strong<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\"> policy support, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\"> likely <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">we<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">\u2019ll<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\"> see more swap<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">-ca<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">p<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">able<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">truck<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">s and battery<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">&#8211;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">swapping stations <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">deployed <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">in China in the coming years. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">At the same time<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">China <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">is <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">not <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW64907666 BCX0\">putting <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW64907666 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