Visitors view cars from XPeng Motors during China (Tianjin) Auto Show 2021 in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 29, 2021. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
BEIJING, June 12 (Xinhua) -- China's installed capacity of power batteries saw steady growth in May amid the boom of the country's new energy vehicle (NEV) market, industry data showed.
Last month, the installed capacity of power batteries for NEVs rose by 90.3 percent, year on year, to a total of 18.6 gigawatt-hours (GWh), according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
Specifically, about 10.2 GWh of the lithium-ion batteries were installed in NEVs, up 126.5 percent from a year earlier, accounting for 55.1 percent of the monthly total.
According to the association, China's NEV market maintained rapid growth momentum in May, with sales skyrocketing by 105.2 percent year on year to 447,000 units. ■
