Didi Chuxing Unit, Zhejiang Firms to Bring NEV Charging to the Province
Yicai Global
DATE:  Aug 26 2019
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Didi Chuxing Unit, Zhejiang Firms to Bring NEV Charging to the Province Didi Chuxing Unit, Zhejiang Firms to Bring NEV Charging to the Province

(Yicai Global) Aug. 26 -- The electric vehicle transport service platform unit of China's well-known car-hailing service platform Didi Chuxing and two firms in Zhejiang recently inked a deal to expand the new energy vehicle charging service platform Didi developed to the economically developed eastern Chinese province.

Beijing Xiaoju New Energy Auto Technology signed a cooperation framework deal with two local partners, including Jiaotou NEV Investment under the Zhejiang provincial government, and Hangzhou Zhongheng Electric on Aug. 23 to invest in, operate and cooperate on charging piles, charging equipment supplier Zhongheng Electric said in a statement the same day.

The three will participate in the development of charging stations in tandem with the provincial government investment firm and its parent group, including charging pile installation and cooperative operation, and deploy the Xiaoju electric vehicle service platform developed by Beijing-based Didi and provide automotive aftermarket services, according to the deal.

Didi has been actively tapping into the charging services area. It just set up a joint venture with international energy giant London-based oil giant BP at the start of this month to jointly construct, develop and operate NEV charging stations in China and integrate them into Didi's Xiaoju charging platform. It also penned a similar cooperative deal in June with China Southern Power Grid which is actively building its own charging post network.

Didi integrated its portfolio of auto-related services into its open automobile solutions platform, Xiaoju Automobile Solutions in April last year, with its charging service being one of its highest priority sectors.

As the world's largest NEV operator with over 600,000 running on its platform, Didi will leverage its data analytics and large user base to keep improving industry standards and enhancing customer experience in collaboration with partners, it said.

Editor: Ben Armour

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Keywords:   Didi Chuxing,Jiaotou NEV Investment,Hangzhou Zhongheng Electric