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Notice on Forwarding the Implementation Measures for Encouraging the Purchase and Use of New Energy Vehicles in Shanghai
Document Number: [2024] 18 / SHFGBGZ / JCZD
To the district people’s governments of all districts, and the offices, commissions and bureaus of the municipal government:
The “Implementation Measures for Encouraging the Purchase and Use of New Energy Vehicles in Shanghai” developed by the Shanghai Development and Reform Commission, the Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission, the Shanghai Commerce Commission, the Shanghai Transportation Commission, and the Shanghai Public Security Bureau has been approved by the municipal government. It is now forwarded to you for implementation.
Office of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Government
December 27, 2024
Implementation Measures for Encouraging the Purchase and Use of New Energy Vehicles in Shanghai
Article 1 (Purpose and Basis)
In order to implement the “New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035)” of China, effectively promote the city’s air environment governance, energy conservation and emission reduction work, and accelerate the development of new energy vehicle industry in Shanghai, this implementation measures is formulated.
Article 2 (Scope of Application)
The new energy vehicles applicable to this implementation measures refer to pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles that have been included in the “Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products Announcement” or other relevant vehicle models directory of the country, are used in Shanghai, and meet the management requirements of this implementation measures. The use of new energy vehicles in public transportation and taxi fields is not applicable to this implementation measures.
Article 3 (Responsibility Division)
The Shanghai Development and Reform Commission is responsible for the overall coordination of the implementation of this measures and evaluating its implementation effect.
The Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission is responsible for promoting the overall promotion and coordination of new energy vehicles in Shanghai; accepting the registration of new energy vehicle models, guiding new energy vehicle manufacturers or sales companies authorized by imported new energy vehicle manufacturers (hereinafter referred to as “new energy vehicle manufacturers”) to implement the responsibilities specified in this implementation measures, organizing and assessing the implementation of these responsibilities; guiding new energy vehicle manufacturers to provide supporting services for charging (replacing) facilities; accepting and verifying consumers’ (including second-hand new energy vehicle transferees) applications for new energy vehicle license quota (hereinafter referred to as “special license quota”) together with other relevant departments, and issuing confirmation certificates; in accordance with relevant regulations, refining and implementing the requirements for data collection and monitoring management of new energy vehicles and their traction batteries, entrusting independent third-party institutions to carry out relevant work; carrying out supervision and management of traction batteries from cars together with other relevant departments.
The Shanghai Transportation Commission is responsible for managing new energy vehicle special operating quota (hereinafter referred to as “special operating quota”), guiding relevant operating enterprises to apply for it; issuing special license quota together with other departments.
The Shanghai Public Security Bureau is responsible for handling relevant registration for new energy vehicles.
The Shanghai Commerce Committee is responsible for guiding and supervising the standardized operation of second-hand new energy vehicle market.
The Shanghai Data Bureau is responsible for building and operating the “One-Net-Integrated Services Platform for New Energy Vehicle Special License Application”, which will rely on the city’s big data resource platform to ensure timely and stable data interaction between various departments.
Article 4 (Consumers)
The consumers mentioned in this implementation measures include both unit users and individual users. Unit users refer to party organizations and institutions in Shanghai; enterprises, public institutions and social organizations with good current credit status, more than five employees who have paid social insurance for employees or have paid taxes in Shanghai for more than one year. Individual users refer to personnel with good credit status, valid motor vehicle driver’s license, no circumstances related to road traffic safety violations, including: local residents in Shanghai; active servicemen and officers in military units; people who have held a valid Shanghai residency permit for more than three years before applying, paid social security or personal income tax in Shanghai for more than three months or those who have held a valid residency permit with their credit score reaching a certain standard points score within six months before applying, paid social security or personal income tax in Shanghai consecutively during that period; Hong Kong, Macao or overseas Chinese with valid identity documents who have paid social security or personal income tax in Shanghai consecutively within six months before applying. The circumstances related to road traffic safety violations mentioned in this article include: having over-point status currently on driving license; being suspended from use or detained status; being held accountable by road traffic police on five or more traffic safety violations within one year prior to applying or cumulative points reaching 12 points within that period.
Article 5 (Special License Quota)
Under the principle of controlling passenger car total quantity in non-business use scenarioes,
