The charging piles at the east gate of Crab Island are all covered with black plastic bags/Photo Beijing Youth Daily

　　On September 5, the A6 page of Beijing Youth Daily published an investigative report "Charging pile "cemetery" near Beijing Crab Island", which found that a large-scale "zombie pile" appeared in the parking lot near the east gate of Crab Island Resort. About 40 new energy vehicle charging piles are all idle, and most of them are damaged. In this regard, the Beijing Urban Management Committee responded for the first time to the question "Why is the usage rate of public charging piles low?" The relevant person in charge said that low usage rate does not mean that they are useless. The important role of public charging piles is to provide travel protection for new energy vehicles. , playing the "escort role of standing guard with guns."

　　Therefore, ensuring the safety and normal operation of public charging piles is a more critical factor. A reporter from Beijing Youth Daily learned that the city is studying the assessment and reward policy for public charging piles to guide and urge enterprises to strengthen the daily maintenance and management of public charging piles to ensure that charging piles can operate safely and normally and reduce the incidence of failures.

　　on site

　　The charging piles in the abandoned parking lot of Crab Island have all been covered

　　On September 3, a reporter from Beiqing Daily discovered an abandoned parking lot near the east gate of Crab Island Resort, which contained about 40 idle new energy vehicle charging piles. Most of the charging piles were damaged. Due to being unused for a long time, some charging piles have exposed charging cables and have to be wrapped in plastic bags; some have been entangled by vines; and some have even been scorched by fires.

　　Yesterday afternoon, a reporter from Beiqing Daily visited again and found that the charging piles on site were all wrapped in black plastic bags, and the weeds in the parking lot had also been trimmed.

　　Regarding this idle charging pile, the person in charge of Xingxing Charging, the investment, construction and operator, said that the area where the charging pile is located is near the starting point of the "electric bus serial fire" in May last year, and 38 charging piles were affected. The fire investigation has not yet been completed. In accordance with the requirements of relevant government departments and in order to cooperate with the investigation and evidence collection, the charging piles in this area cannot yet be removed.

　　After the report was published, Star Charging immediately took corrective measures, covering all charging piles in the area, and planned to add bulletin boards and warning lines to remind tourists that the charging piles in the area were unavailable. Photography/Reporter Yuan Yi

　　respond

　　"Usage rate" is not the only indicator for evaluating charging piles

　　At present, a total of about 130,000 charging piles have been built in the city. Among them, there are about 95,000 private charging piles, nearly 15,000 charging piles built in units, and about 20,000 public charging piles. Public charging piles are mainly distributed in public parking lots such as shopping malls, transportation hubs, and highway service areas, with an average utilization rate of 6% to 7%, which is relatively low.

　　Nan Bin, director of the Comprehensive Management Division of Gas and Electricity Stations of the Municipal Urban Management Committee, believes that the low usage rate of public charging piles does not mean that they are useless. "Public charging piles play an escort role of standing guard with guns." At present, new energy vehicles are still in the rapid development stage, the number of new energy private vehicles is growing, and service support vehicles such as buses, sanitation, logistics, and taxis are also gradually "new "Energy", which means that the demand for charging piles will increase in the future. Therefore, the important role of public charging piles is to provide travel guarantee for new energy vehicles.

　　"'Usage rate' is not the only indicator to evaluate the value of charging piles." Nan Bin said that the usage rate of public charging piles built in remote scenic spots and highway service areas is also very low. But once someone drives to these scenic spots or drives on the highway, it is necessary to ensure that they can travel smoothly and not be unable to come back midway.

　　Study and assess whether public charging piles are operating normally

　　For some public charging piles with low usage rates, operating companies often reduce maintenance and management costs. Due to neglect of management, the probability of charging pile failure increases. A reporter from Beiqing Daily learned that the city is studying the assessment and reward policy for public charging piles, guiding and urging enterprises to strengthen the daily maintenance and management of public charging piles, ensuring that charging piles can operate safely and normally, and reducing the incidence of failures.

　　"Public charging piles must ensure that the electricity is flowing, the 'gun' is good, the 'pile' is usable, and the screen is not damaged." Some industry experts believe that the assessment and reward policy for public charging piles can be through government funding incentives. , guide enterprises to focus on operation and maintenance and improve management levels. Government reward funds can be linked to "usage rate", with subsidies based on actual charging capacity; they can also be linked to "management level", which ensures the normal operation of charging piles even if the usage rate is not high, and can be used when really needed. Rewards can also be given. "In this way, those public charging piles with low utilization rate and high failure rate will not receive incentive funds, and the companies will find ways to solve the problem themselves."

　　clear up doubts

　　Why are charging piles so underused?

　　In response to the low usage rate of public charging piles, Nan Bin said that from a policy perspective, the development idea of "mainly self- (dedicated) piles, supplemented by public ones" was proposed during the initial construction. Car owners generally choose to charge new energy vehicles in their own communities and workplaces, while public charging piles are mainly used for "temporary power supply" and "emergency charging." The current development status also shows that private charging piles account for the vast majority. From the perspective of corporate investment, the company was limited by the actual conditions of the parking lot and did not conduct demand analysis on the surrounding environment. Therefore, the layout was unscientific and unreasonable. In addition, as the cruising range of new energy vehicles gradually increases, the charging frequency of car owners decreases, which to a certain extent causes the problem of high idle rate and low utilization rate of public charging piles.

　　Nan Bin said that the company has begun to make layout adjustments based on market demand and increase the number of fast charging piles in places with high usage of public charging piles. At present, the proportion of DC fast charging piles among the city's public charging piles has exceeded 60%, which lays the foundation for the increase in utilization rate in terms of technical conditions. At the same time, government departments have recently issued the "Implementation Opinions on Strengthening the Construction and Management of Charging Facilities in Parking Lots", requiring all districts to monitor existing parking lots (including limited-time parking lots) that have not yet built charging facilities and are open to the public. Carry out a thorough review, combine the actual situation and surrounding needs, formulate a planning plan, and guide the enterprise to make a reasonable layout.

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