EV Charging Stations Rising Along the Shu Road: Green Energy Facilitates a Smooth & Delightful Journey

Where Li Bai once lamented the “difficulty of traveling the Shu Road”, today’s travelers are overjoyed at “galloping through the clouds”. As new energy vehicles traverse the Dadu River Canyon, snow-capped peaks can be seen rising majestically from the windows, and vehicle charging has become a convenient pleasure along the way. Once impassable, intricate terrains are now paved with smooth roads, suffused with poetry.

Insurmountable to Smooth: With the Access to Green Energy, Intricate Terrains Have Been Turned into a Smooth Passage

The difficulty of traversing the Shu Road once meant isolation and lamentation. Turning this challenge into an opportunity, Sichuan Shudao New Energy Technology Development Co., Ltd. has made a “smooth passage along the Shu Road” possible with a green power grid. By building intensive charging networks across 4 major tourism-transportation integration demonstration zones — including Jiuzhaigou and Greater Shangri-La — this company has transformed “distance anxiety” into “effortless travel.”

Charging facilities, as an especially ingenious highlight, have been blended seamlessly with the natural landscape and cultural contexts and artfully integrated into viewing platforms and service areas. Ya’an-Xichang Expressway charging stations offer panoramic views of the surrounding snow-capped Minya Konka; while along the Giant Panda Ecological Corridor, charging stations serenely coexist with local wildlife. Put into service on August 11, the 600kW ultra-fast charging station located at the Emeishan toll exit on the S66 Longchang-Hanyuan Expressway enables a vehicle to be fully charged after only a short coffee break. This remarkable feat represents not merely an extension of the transportation network, but a strong connection to green energy, turning the perilous Shu Road into eco-friendly scenic corridors.

Lament and Leisure: Service with Heart, Travel with Ease

“Appreciating scenery from the car, savoring culture at your feet” now represents the new travel trend. Along the Chengdu-Lhasa Highway and the China National Highway 318, mobile emergency charging vehicles stand by like “power light cavalry”, banishing any distance anxiety. After scanning to charge and earning “Green Energy Points”, one has a chance to enjoy immersive cultural experiences: savoring the aromas of tea at Jiajiang Tianfu Service Area, exploring the charm of Xichang’s Daliang Mountains, exploring Luding’s patriotic service area, and discovering China’s first-ever dual-theme “Giant Panda + Tourism” service area in Tianquan. Here, simply charging means going on a micro-journey! Solar-powered carports provide shade and cooling, with every detail exuding the warmth of enabling “Sichuan Ease.”

Green Energy and Carbon Reduction: Planning for the Future, Ushering in a Verdant Tomorrow

Sichuan is working on the establishment of a green ecosystem where vehicles, roads, landscapes, and energy coexist in close synergy. By deploying forward-thinking smart micro-grids that integrate solar power generation, energy storage, and charging-discharging capabilities, the system enables electric vehicles to store green energy during off-peak hours and feed it back to the grid during peak times. As such, these vehicles transform into mobile energy storage units, paving the way for “carbon-reducing tourism corridors” powered entirely by sunlight.

From facing an insurmountable gorge to achieving seamless journeys for all, and now advancing further toward effortless travel, Shudao New Energy is weaving a green energy network across Sichuan’s mountains and rivers. This infrastructure enables a new tourism model of “fast access, slow exploration”. It represents not only a technological upgrade but also a heartfelt commitment to the vision of more fulfilling travel experiences.

As new energy vehicles glide through newly constructed stations along the Shu Road, clean energy now illuminates “Tianfu Tourism”. What unfolds here is more than just a road; it is a sustainable path towards green-powered prosperity, where magnificent landscapes, suffused with green energy, continue to nourish the soul of every traveler.