Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering ›› 2017, Vol. 3 ›› Issue (2): 1-13.

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Development Status and Trend of Electric Vehicles in China

Ming Cheng1,2,*, Minghao Tong1   

  1. 1. School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210096, China;
    2. Yancheng Institute of New Energy Vehicles of Southeast University, Yancheng, 224007, China
  • Online:2017-09-25 Published:2019-10-31
  • Contact: E-mail: mcheng@seu.edu.cn.
  • About author:Ming Cheng received the Ph. D. from The University of Hong Kong. He is an IEEE Fellow and IET Fellow. Since 1987, he has been with Southeast University, where he is currently a Distinguished Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and the Director of the Research Center for Wind Power Generation. From January to April 2011, he was a Visiting Professor with the Wisconsin Electric Machine and Power Electronics Consortium, University of Wisconsin, Madison. From July 2016 to June 2019, he is a Visiting Professorial Fellow in Aston University, UK. His teaching and research interests include electrical machines, motor drives for electric vehicles, and renewable energy generation. He has authored or coauthored over 350 technical papers and 4 books and is the holder of over 90 patents in these areas. He has served as chair and organizing committee member for many international conferences. He is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) in 2015/2016. Minghao Tong received the B.Eng. and M.Eng. degrees in electrical engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2012 and 2015, respectively, where he is currently working toward the Ph.D. degree in the School of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University. His research interests include the drive and control of permanent magnet machines and battery charge systems in electric vehicles. He has served as chair of IEEE IAS Southeast University student branch chapter since 2016.
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the “973 Program” under Grant 2013CB035603 and the Achievement Transformation Fund Project of Jiangsu Province under Grant BA2016092.

Abstract: Due to pressures from both energy and environment, electric vehicles (EVs) and their related technologies have experienced considerable achievements in China in recent years. This paper firstly presents the EV development status in China with key statistics including EV market status, mainstream technical indicators, charging infrastructure, and key components (battery, motor drive systems). Then, the developmental driving forces of EVs in China are reviewed and analyzed with an emphasis on government policies such as subsidy rules, research investment, and standards. Finally, the development trend of EVs in China is prospected from aspects of industry, technology and policy, opportunities and challenges, with an expectation that more attention from academia, industry and government will be attracted into the area of EVs.

Key words: Electric vehicles, BEV, HEV, PHEV, development status, EV technology, EV policy, review.