- Province steps up transport electrification with new targets for public vehicles, trucks and vessels
- Officials also plan faster rollout of charging, battery swap and hydrogen infrastructure
Ninety-five out of every 100 newly added or replaced buses and taxis in Zhejiang this year will run on new-energy technologies, under a provincial plan to accelerate transport electrification and expand low-carbon infrastructure.
The targets were included in two policy documents jointly issued by Zhejiang’s provincial development, industry and technology authorities, including the province’s 2026 new-energy vehicle industry development guidelines and transport-sector carbon reduction roadmap.
Under the plan, Zhejiang aims to add or replace 550 buses and 26,000 taxis, including ride-hailing vehicles, with more than 95% of those vehicles powered by new-energy technologies like electricity, hydrogen or methanol.
The province also set goals for freight transport, targeting new-energy heavy trucks to account for 2.5% of total medium- and heavy-duty truck ownership, with an aspirational target of 3.5%. Zhejiang additionally plans to build 50 new-energy vessels this year, including 35 inland cargo ships.
The policy calls for public-sector buyers to prioritize new-energy and methanol-powered vehicles across public transit, sanitation, driving schools and postal delivery fleets.
Zhejiang’s postal administration said it would focus on accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles in courier and logistics services.
Officials also pledged to expand charging, battery-swapping and hydrogen-refueling infrastructure to create favorable conditions for higher penetration of new-energy vehicles.
The latest measures follow a broader provincial drive launched in 2024 to strengthen Zhejiang’s position in China’s fast-growing electric vehicle industry and build a globally competitive manufacturing cluster around new-energy transport technologies.
