The average daily charging volume of China's highway new energy vehicle (NEV) jumped over 50 percent year on year during the five-day May Day holiday that ended on Tuesday, according to data released by the National Energy Administration.
Data showed that during the May Day holiday, NEVs on highways nationwide were charged 3.9784 million times, with a total charging volume of 94.9314 million kilowatt-hours. The average daily charging volume reached 18.9863 million kWh, an increase of 52.8 percent year on year.
Currently, China has over 21 million charging piles, with full township-level coverage in 19 provinces.
NEV charging in China sees marked rise during 2026 May Day holiday
The market prices of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and live hogs posted the sharpest gains among major industrial products tracked by China's statistics bureau, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released on Thursday.
From April 21 to 30, according to monitoring of market prices for 50 key means of production across nine categories in the national circulation field, the prices of 21 products increased, 25 decreased, and 4 remained flat compared with mid-April 2026.
Among them, the market prices of LNG rose 9.4 percent, while live hog prices climbed 8.9 percent during the period.
Gasoline and diesel prices fell sharply compared with the first half of April, down 9.1 percent and 7.3 percent, respectively.
Market prices of important means of production in circulation refer to the wholesale prices and selling prices of enterprises trading important means of production.
China's LNG, hog wholesale prices surge in late April
