New energy vehicles refer to automobiles that adopt new power systems and are driven primarily or entirely by new energy sources. In this context, new energy vehicles mainly include pure electric vehicles, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, and fuel cell vehicles. Energy-efficient vehicles, on the other hand, are automobiles whose primary power system is an internal combustion engine, but their overall fuel consumption under standard conditions is better than the next-stage target value. Developing energy-efficient and new energy vehicles is an important measure to reduce fuel consumption, alleviate the contradiction between fuel supply and demand, reduce exhaust emissions, improve air quality, and promote technological progress and optimization in the automotive industry.
According to the goals set by the National Development Plan for Energy Conservation and New Energy Vehicles (2012-2020), by 2020, the production capacity of pure electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles should reach 2 million units, with cumulative production and sales exceeding 5 million units. Fuel cell vehicles and the hydrogen energy industry for vehicles should develop synchronously with international standards. In order for new energy vehicles to develop rapidly, it is necessary to have a certain scale of charging infrastructure to effectively promote the rapid development of the industry.
The implementation of the smart charging station production base construction project for new energy vehicles will provide high-tech products that support the development of China's new energy vehicle industry, thereby driving the rapid growth of the industry.