China News Service, August 19, spokesperson of the Ministry of Commerce Gao Feng said today that the Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other relevant departments, actively promote the introduction of policies and measures to promote the consumption of new energy vehicles.
Encourage and guide all localities to reduce restrictions on the purchase of new energy vehicles through measures such as increasing number plate indicators and relaxing number plate application conditions, and create more convenience for new energy vehicles in the use of charging, traffic, and parking.
Data map: New energy vehicles at the 3rd CIIE have become mainstream.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Yin Liqin
On the 19th, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference.
A reporter asked: According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, the current sales of new energy vehicles have exceeded the level of 2020. What measures has the Ministry of Commerce taken to boost consumption of new energy vehicles?
Does the Ministry of Commerce have any prediction on the consumption trend of new energy vehicles throughout the year?
In this regard, Gao Feng said that from January to July this year, the sales of new energy vehicles by my country's automobile manufacturers were 1.478 million, a year-on-year increase of two times, exceeding the level of 1.367 million for the whole year of 2020, a record high.
The sales volume of new energy vehicles accounted for 10.0% of the sales volume of new vehicles produced by manufacturers, an increase of 6.1 percentage points from the same period last year.
In the first half of this year, the proportion of individual purchases of new energy vehicles exceeded 70%, and the market's endogenous momentum further strengthened.
Gao Feng said that in accordance with the deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council, the Ministry of Commerce, in conjunction with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other relevant departments, actively promote related work:
The first is to
organize a new round of new energy vehicles to the countryside and other promotion activities
.
Special events for new energy vehicles to go to the countryside were held in Jiangsu, Chongqing and other places.
According to statistics, the sales volume of the rural model has exceeded 430,000 from May to July this year.
China Automobile Dealers Association has carried out car tour activities in more than 20 places including Tianjin and Hainan to promote new energy vehicles.
The second is to
promote the introduction of policies and measures to promote the consumption of new energy vehicles
.
Encourage and guide all localities to reduce restrictions on the purchase of new energy vehicles through measures such as increasing number plate indicators and relaxing number plate application conditions, and create more convenience for new energy vehicles in the use of charging, traffic, and parking.
The third is to
continue to guide the electrification of vehicles in key areas
.
Various localities have adopted various measures to increase the promotion and use of new energy vehicles in public areas such as public transportation, rental, logistics and distribution.
Gao Feng also pointed out that with the continuous and stable recovery of my country’s economy, the gradual transformation of residents’ consumption concepts, the continuous improvement of new energy vehicle usage conditions and the environment, my country’s new energy vehicle market potential will continue to be released, the market penetration rate of new energy vehicles will further increase, and sales are expected Continue to maintain growth.