This year, Sichuan will implement capacity expansion and additional charging infrastructure at service areas along major expressway corridors, including the Beijing-Kunming Expressway, Rong-Zun Expressway, Chengdu-Chongqing Ring Expressway, and Tianfu Airport Expressway. A total of 478 new charging guns will be installed, achieving 100% coverage of fast-charging piles, with ultra-fast chargers—each delivering a peak power of no less than 250 kilowatts—deployed at 15% of service areas.

In 2025, nationwide production and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) continue to expand, with market penetration approaching 50%. In response to the rapidly growing demand for charging services, Sichuan has accelerated the development of its expressway charging infrastructure. Last year, the province constructed 231 new charging piles, exceeding its annual target by 128%; completed 27 ultra-fast charging stations, achieving 135% of the target; and renovated 25 aging charging stations, fulfilling 131% of the planned goal.

Over the past five years, Sichuan has built its expressway charging network from the ground up. To date, charging infrastructure covers all 191 pairs of service areas across the province, with more than 2,500 charging piles and over 3,700 dedicated charging parking spaces, providing a total service capacity of 250,000 kilowatt-hours.

In preparation for the upcoming Spring Festival travel rush, an official from the Expressway Administration Bureau of the Sichuan Provincial Department of Transport stated that 175 mobile charging units will be deployed at high-demand service areas, with real-time adjustments made based on usage patterns.

Beyond accelerating the rollout of charging facilities, Sichuan will also comprehensively enhance expressway safety, intelligent management, traffic capacity, service quality, and enforcement efficiency this year. Key initiatives include upgrading 400 kilometers of guardrails to the 94 standard; implementing remote monitoring and control at entrances of extra-long tunnels exceeding 3 kilometers in length; completing 100 smart service stations, 100 smart tunnels, and 229 kilometers of actively managed arterial corridors; establishing 26 non-stop weight-in-motion inspection systems at provincial border checkpoints; fully implementing the reform of ETC-based exit weight inspections for freight trucks; selecting 18 pairs of service areas for quality upgrades; constructing 31 standardized "Driver's Homes"; and intensifying enforcement against illegal activities involving key vehicle categories—namely, intercity buses, tourist coaches, hazardous material transporters, and freight trucks—to resolutely prevent major and especially serious traffic accidents.

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