Why can't any of the three major charging pile operators in China make a profit by charging service fees?

At present, charging pile enterprises mainly face two major obstacles. First, the property management company "stuck its neck" and thought that charging piles were a big business to make money. Even if you don't make money now, charging pile enterprises enjoy state subsidies and have to pay "entry fees or management fees". Some property management companies even proposed a 50-50 split with charging pile operators. If this goal cannot be achieved, they will make charging operators "pay tuition fees" in various ways such as "power failure, occupying charging parking spaces and destroying charging equipment".

Tax burden: At present, a considerable number of public charging piles are located in courtyards of government and other institutions, garages of shopping malls and parking lots of bus companies. Most of these institutions can't provide electricity invoices, and some property companies can issue electricity invoices themselves but are unwilling to bear the tax points, which means that charging pile operators have to bear the tax points of electricity invoices themselves, which greatly increases the tax burden of charging operators.

Business is difficult, and the enthusiasm of outside investment has declined. The growth rate of charging pile construction in China has obviously slowed down, from more than 8,000 per month in 2065,438+06 to 6,000 per month. The industry has shifted from large-scale investment and construction to improving the operational efficiency of facilities. "From our recent research and inspection of the industry, the operation of charging pile enterprises is indeed difficult, such as large initial investment, low utilization rate of built charging facilities and difficult profitability. From the user's point of view, it is difficult to find a pile and the problem of poor charging experience is also prominent.

"At present, it is not difficult to provide pile-finding services on a unified information platform, but it is more difficult to realize payment on a unified platform. Only when the industry develops further and one or two very powerful leading enterprises cover most markets can we achieve real interconnection. " The person in charge of the above-mentioned charging pile enterprise told the Economic Observer. By the end of 20 17, the market share of the four major operators, State Grid, TELD, Star Charging (Wanbang) and Putian New Energy, was as high as 86%. In the eyes of people in the charging pile industry, this industry has entered the era of "big players". Without a strong resource background and financial strength, it will be difficult to survive in this industry.