Central-Local Collaborative Research on Industrial Policies of New Energy Vehicle Charging and Changing Infrastructure

Abstract

Driven by the “dual carbon” goals, the new energy vehicle (NEV) industry has seen rapid growth. However, the lack of adequate charging and swapping infrastructure has become a significant bottleneck for its development. This study focuses on the coordination between central and local policies in NEV charging and swapping infrastructure. It analyzes policy documents and charging station data from 14 provinces, cities, and the central government between 2017 and 2023 using the Latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA) model. The findings indicate that when only considering the coordination between central and local policies, the development level of local charging infrastructure is positively correlated with the coordination of these policies. Based on this, the study recommends enhancing information exchange mechanisms, optimizing policy formulation processes, establishing specialized coordination bodies, and strengthening supervision and evaluation linkages to improve policy coordination between central and local governments. These measures aim to promote the development of NEV charging and swapping infrastructure, thereby supporting the achievement of the “dual carbon” goals.