Chinese stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.16 percent to 3,813.31 points.
The Shenzhen Component Index closed 4.52 percent lower at 13,509.68 points.
The ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, lost 7.35 percent to close at 3,327.03 points.
The ChiNext Index, together with the Shenzhen Component Index and other indices, reflects the performance of stocks listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.
Chinese shares close lower Tuesday
China's electric vehicle charging infrastructure saw rapid expansion in the first half of 2026, amid the country's continuous efforts to facilitate wider EV adoption through improved supporting network.
The country's total charging facilities reached 23.06 million by the end of June, up 43.2 percent year on year, according to data released Tuesday by the National Energy Administration.
Of the total, public charging facilities exceeded 5 million, an increase of 22.3 percent from a year earlier. Private charging facilities reached 18.05 million, surging 50.4 percent year on year.
Holiday charging demand has been steadily rising, as seen during this year's May Day holiday. Average daily charging volume on highways hit 18.99 million kilowatt-hours, up 14.09 percent from this year's Spring Festival holiday.
At the same time, the charging network in counties and towns has been continuously strengthened, with county-level coverage reaching 98.61 percent by the end of June.
China unveiled a three-year action plan in October 2025 to improve EV charging infrastructure, aiming to build a nationwide network of 28 million charging facilities, with public charging capacity expected to exceed 300 million kilowatts by the end of 2027.
China's EV charging infrastructure expands rapidly in Jan-June
