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Charging on the renovation list
Jinan observes how old-community renovation lists now include charging facilities, treating the 'hard to charge' problem as a gap to close with public money deliberately.
A livelihood project cannot leave the charging-difficulty short board unaddressed, so upgrades weave in compliant, safe charging points for the residents who actually live there.
Why old communities matter
Older neighborhoods often lack capacity and space, making unified build-and-serve models the practical path to safe, fair community charging access for everyone who needs it.
The renovation logic is shifting from 'looking good' to 'working well', with charging a concrete, daily benefit residents can feel and genuinely appreciate at long last.
The inclusion is also economically smart, since retrofitting older areas captures residents who were otherwise stranded from the transition, and Jinan's choice spreads the benefits of new energy to precisely the neighborhoods that need them. Capturing stranded older neighborhoods spreads the transition's benefits to exactly the residents who need them most.