China has 16.2 million new energy vehicles running on roads by June 2023

Shanghai (Gasgoo)- According to statistics from China's Ministry of Public Security, as of the end of June 2023, the number of motor vehicles in use reached 426 million nationwide, including 328 million cars.

In the first half of 2023, there were 16.88 million newly registered motor vehicles nationwide, an increase of 1.9% compared to the same period last year. The number of newly registered cars reached 11.75 million, a 5.8% year-on-year increase. Among them, there were 10.34 million newly registered passenger cars, a 5.6% year-on-year increase, and 1.33 million newly registered goods-carrying vehicles, an 8.1% year-on-year growth.

As of the end of June, the total number of new energy vehicles (NEVs) running on roads in China had reached 16.2 million, accounting for 4.9% of the total number of cars. Among them, there were 12.594 million pure electric vehicles, accounting for 77.8% of the total NEV population.

In the first half of the year, there were 3.128 million newly registered NEVs, a 41.6% year-on-year increase, reaching a historical high. NEVs accounted for 26.6% of the total car registrations for this period.

As of the end of June, there were 88 cities in China with a car population exceeding one million units, an increase of seven cities compared to the previous year. Among them, 41 cities had over two million cars, and 24 cities had over three million cars. Beijing and Chengdu had over six million cars, while Chongqing, Shanghai, and Suzhou had over five million cars.

By the end of June 2023, the number of licensed drivers of motor vehicles in China had reached 513 million, of which 475 million were car drivers, accounting for 92.7% of the total number of drivers.

In the first half of 2023, there were 11.91 million newly licensed drivers, an 8% year-on-year increase. Since the introduction of the "light-duty trailer" driving license category (C6), 950,000 people have obtained the C6 driving license, better meeting the travel needs of driving small recreational trailers and facilitating camper tourism.