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The counterintuitive data
Highway charging hit 163 million kWh with average daily volume up 51.42 percent, yet especially busy service areas dropped 17 percent. More cars and more power coexisted with shorter waits at the pumps.
Why the wait collapsed
Public points reached 5.16 million with rated power of 262 GW and per gun power near 50.69 kW, while 250 kW plus piles spread. Density, power and dispatch together, not pile count alone, cut the line.
What the plan means locally
The 2027 goal of 28 million facilities with 300 GW capacity brings stable topping up closer to home. Dongshang New Energy translates highway proven density, power and dispatch into Yantai community ends.
The tipping point is psychological as much as physical: when drivers stop budgeting two hours for a charge, the car becomes a normal appliance. Reliability, not raw speed, is the quiet victory hidden in the data. The tipping point is psychological as much as physical, because when drivers stop budgeting two hours for a charge, the car becomes a normal appliance, and reliability is the quiet victory in the data.