[UK businesses plan to invest £13.6bn in electric vehicles by 2022] The poll was conducted with representatives of 200 UK businesses of different sizes and industries responsible for fleets. All companies represented reported a turnover in excess of £1m in the last financial year and operated at least one vehicle. UKPlc's total investment will reach £11.6 billion. That was below the £15.8bn it had been hoping for, as challenges such as the Covid-19 pandemic, chip shortages and rising costs of living created complications. Editor/Xing Wentao

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• 2025.12.29 09:27
• [The Hetian Energy Storage Project in Xinjiang has been completed and connected to the grid]
• Recently, the 100 MW/400 MW grid type independent energy storage project located in Hotan City, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang completed grid connection and commissioning, and was officially put into operation. The total investment of this project is 290 million yuan, covering an area of 49.3 acres, and it is a key project in the energy planning of the Southern Xinjiang Power Grid during the 14th Five Year Plan period. The power station consists of 20 sets of 5MW/20MWh energy storage system units, with a total capacity of 100MW/400MWh.Editor/Yang Meiling

• 2025.12.29 09:26
• [Nantong, Jiangsu plans to approve the annual production of 3GWh battery project]
• On December 25, 2025, Nantong High tech Industrial Development Zone announced the proposed approval for the annual production of 3GWh energy storage battery project. The project is constructed by Jiangsu Jupiter Era Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. and is located on the south side of Chaoxia West Road and the east side of Jinding Road in Nantong High tech Zone, Jiangsu Province. The project plans to lease the production plant of Nantong Juchuang Park Management Service Co., Ltd. and purchase equipment such as mixers, coating machines, and winding machines, with a total investment of 450 million yuan.Editor/Yang Meiling