On 29 May 2026, eleven ministries, including the Ministry of Transport, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the National Energy Administration, jointly issued the “Implementation Plan for Promoting the Large-scale Application of New Energy Heavy-duty Trucks”.
The plan sets out a roadmap to peak carbon emissions in China’s road freight transport sector before 2030, while driving structural improvement across industry, energy and transport systems. It sets out specific targets for 2030, including:
- New energy heavy-duty truck penetration rate reaching 40%;
- Vehicle stock exceeding 1.6 million units;
- Development of 30,000 km of zero-carbon highway freight corridors;
- Construction of around 3,000 charging and battery swapping stations for heavy-duty trucks.
New energy heavy-duty trucks include battery electric, hydrogen fuel cell, LNG-powered and other alternative fuel vehicles.
The joint issuance of the plan by eleven ministries and government agencies indicates that promoting new energy heavy-duty trucks is being addressed through a coordinated, cross-sectoral policy approach.
Following the 2025 Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of Transport and Energy, jointly released by ten ministries, the new policy specifically targets the deployment of new energy heavy-duty trucks. The policy focus has shifted from encouraging adoption to enabling large-scale deployment. The announcement of the plan follows the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development of the People’s Republic of China (2026–2030) (15th FYP), issued this year, which sets a target of developing 10,000 km of zero-emission freight corridors, and goes beyond the general 15th FYP in its level of ambition.
The implementation plan covers a broad range of sectors, including transport, energy, finance, fiscal policy, land use and environmental protection. Therefore, supporting resources and policy measures are likely to become more comprehensive and better coordinated. The plan is expected to be accompanied by a package of complementary measures in areas such as charging and battery-swapping infrastructure, financial incentives and support mechanisms, as well as preferential road access and operational policies.
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