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| Province | First appearance | Cumulative documents (2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Guangdong (广东省) | 2011 | 30 |
| Jiangsu (江苏省) | 2009 | 17 |
| Zhejiang (浙江省) | 2012 | 16 |
| Guangxi (广西壮族自治区) | 2014 | 15 |
| Yunnan (云南省) | 2015 | 13 |
| Fujian (福建省) | 2014 | 11 |
| Anhui (安徽省) | 2013 | 11 |
| Henan (河南省) | 2013 | 10 |
| Shandong (山东省) | 2012 | 10 |
| Shanghai (上海市) | 2012 | 10 |
| Shaanxi (陕西省) | 2013 | 9 |
| Inner Mongol (内蒙古自治区) | 2015 | 9 |
| Sichuan (四川省) | 2014 | 8 |
| Hubei (湖北省) | 2014 | 7 |
| Gansu (甘肃省) | 2016 | 6 |
| Beijing (北京市) | 2011 | 6 |
| Hainan (海南省) | 2016 | 5 |
| Jilin (吉林省) | 2011 | 5 |
| Guizhou (贵州省) | 2015 | 4 |
| Hebei (河北省) | 2022 | 4 |
| Xinjiang (新疆维吾尔自治区) | 2025 | 3 |
| Shanxi (山西省) | 2016 | 3 |
| Liaoning (辽宁省) | 2010 | 3 |
| Heilongjiang (黑龙江省) | 2016 | 3 |
| Hunan (湖南省) | 2014 | 2 |
| Jiangxi (江西省) | 2018 | 2 |
| Qinghai (青海省) | 2026 | 1 |
| Chongqing (重庆市) | 2021 | 1 |
| Ningxia (宁夏回族自治区) | 2024 | 1 |
| Tianjin (天津市) | 2020 | 1 |
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| Year | Documents | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | "Ten Cities, Thousand Vehicles" pilot program launched |
| 2010 | 10 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 8 | |
| 2013 | 6 | National NEV subsidy scheme formalized |
| 2014 | 29 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2016 | 27 | Subsidy-fraud crackdown; eligibility rules tightened |
| 2017 | 42 | |
| 2018 | 29 | |
| 2019 | 25 | Major subsidy step-down begins |
| 2020 | 35 | |
| 2021 | 17 | |
| 2022 | 22 | |
| 2023 | 22 | |
| 2024 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 36 | |
| 2026 | 30 |
Early Pilot Expansion and Local Matching
Beginning with national pilot notices in 2009, major cities like Beijing and Shanghai established temporary subsidy measures where local finance departments provided matching funds to supplement central government payments at a 1:1 ratio. By 2013, the central government formalized a selection process where cities were required to submit implementation plans to four national ministries to be designated as demonstration cities for EV promotion. This model quickly spread to hundreds of jurisdictions as cities in provinces like Zhejiang, Sichuan, and Shaanxi cited their inclusion in national 'city groups' to justify local fiscal support programs.
Institutionalizing Local Responsibility
To manage the rollout, provincial governments established inter-departmental joint meeting systems, explicitly making municipal governments the primary responsible entities for meeting promotion targets in public service sectors like transit and logistics. Local authorities standardized the subsidy mechanism by requiring manufacturers to sell vehicles at a price already net of both central and local subsidies, then applying for reimbursement from the city finance bureau. By 2017, city-level leaders were chairing dedicated work groups to coordinate charging infrastructure and ensure national standards were met at the neighborhood level.
Subsidy Tapering and Market-Based Transitions
As the program matured, national authorities introduced policy adjustments to implement subsidy tapering (tuipo) and strengthened auditing requirements to ensure vehicle safety and financial accountability. Local governments gradually shifted from direct purchase grants to broader consumer incentives, such as consumption vouchers, parking fee waivers, and specific subsidies for rural transit and taxi fleets. In recent years, the policy focus has transitioned to a nationwide 'trade-in' (yijiu huanxin) scheme that provides fixed subsidies for scrapping older cars and purchasing new energy vehicles across all regions.