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The real last kilometer
As city charging networks take shape, the true increment and difficulty hide in counties and old communities. By May 2024 public chargers grew 73,000 units year-on-year, up 46.3 percent, yet below-county public chargers were only 12.15 percent of the national total, a clear low-lying area and, viewed the other way, the most certain growth space ahead.
Three hurdles: layout, land, power
Tong Zongqi of the charging alliance points to unreasonable layout, unclear land ownership and insufficient power supply as the sink market core difficulties. The Ministry of Natural Resources clarified that charging facilities need no planning permit, lifting an administrative burden so residential charging shifts from owner bickering to professional one-stop service.
Yantai chance to export city experience
Yantai already runs 320 charging stations with 2,159 terminals covering all districts, cities and townships. Dongshang New Energy and Dongdian Huichong focus on the community and township edge: 7kW slow charging, charging sheds and ordered charging done finely. The sink-market trap is cheap zombie piles, so network depth is decided by operating quality, not pile count.