Major progress in standardizing electric vehicle charging ports announced

China has made major progress in unifying standards for electric vehicle charging ports, according to authorities.

Several national standards have been approved recently by experts, with higher charging power and enhanced security, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Friday.

China will increase the number of charging stations and uniform standards for charging ports, said Zheng Shanjie, deputy head with the National Energy Administration, last week.

All electric car makers should comply with China's new standard when producing charging ports, said Zheng, adding that U.S. company Tesla will manufacture its cars in accordance.

At a State Council meeting earlier last month, it was decided that new residential complexes should ensure all parking lots have charging facilities or space for such facilities, while a minimum of 10 percent of parking lots in large public buildings or public car lots should have charging facilities.

China's new energy vehicle sector has seen explosive growth in the past two years, thanks to subsidies and tax cuts. In the first eight months of this year, sales of new energy vehicles rose by 270 percent. Endit