[Sales of heavy trucks and excavators in August fell 52% and 21% year-on-year]According to statistics, in August 2021, China's heavy-duty truck market is expected to sell about 62,000 vehicles of various types (invoicing caliber), a decrease of 19% month-on-month and 52% year-on-year, and sales volume decreased by nearly 70,000 from the same period last year. The latest data from CME Construction Machinery Network shows that in August 2021, the sales volume of excavators was about 17,200 units, a year-on-year growth rate of about -21%. Editor/Xu Shengpeng
On January 4, 2026, the Development and Reform Commission and Energy Bureau of Hubei Province issued a notice clarifying the establishment of a new energy storage pricing mechanism from February 1, 2026. Establish a capacity compensation mechanism for independent energy storage projects on the grid side, with a standard of 165 yuan per kilowatt per year, and the compensation cost is shared by industrial and commercial users. Projects eligible for capacity compensation must be included in the regularly published list and are not allowed to lease capacity. This mechanism is tentatively scheduled to be implemented for one year to promote the healthy development of the new energy storage industry.Editor/Yang Meiling
On January 4th, Wengniute Banner in Chifeng, Inner Mongolia released the preliminary registration announcement for the 2026 Autonomous Region Independent New Energy Storage List project. The planned construction scale of the project is 300000 kilowatts/1.2 million kilowatt hours, and it is recommended to connect to the Zicheng 500 kV substation. The promotion of this independent energy storage power station will assist in the construction of regional energy storage infrastructure and the optimization of energy structure.Editor/Yang Meiling