High-Quality Charging Everywhere | Huawei Announces Top 10 Trends for the 2025 Charging Network Industry

At the 2025 Charging Network Industry Trends Conference, Huawei revealed the top 10 trends that will drive the future of charging networks. From ultra-fast charging to smart grid integration and logistics electrification, Huawei is at the forefront of innovation in high-quality charging solutions for new energy vehicles.

 

[Shenzhen, China] Huawei held a press conference themed “High-Quality Charging Everywhere,” unveiling the Top 10 Trends for the 2025 Charging Network Industry. Wang Zhiwu, President of Huawei’s Smart Charging Network Division, comprehensively discussed the industry development trajectory and technology evolution roadmaps, analyzing the key trends shaping the charging network industry by 2025.

Wang Zhiwu mentioned that the development of electric vehicles (EVs) has once again exceeded expectations, with the global number of new energy vehicles projected to reach 480 million by 2035. The era of full electrification is already upon us. Huawei remains committed to leading technological innovation, significantly increasing R&D investment, and collaborating with ecosystem partners to accelerate the development of ultra-fast charging networks, ensuring high-quality charging is available wherever there are roads.

Wang Zhiwu, President of Huawei's Smart Charging Network Division

Trend 1: High-Quality Development

The high-quality development of charging networks has become an industry trend, transitioning from type tests to mandatory certifications and from one-size-fits-all subsidies to high-quality subsidies. The entire industry will undergo significant changes, with rapid technological iteration, and leading charging infrastructure companies rapidly consolidating.

Trend 2: Comprehensive Ultra-Fast Charging

"Ultra-charging" is the keyword for the industry in 2024, with many ultra-fast charging cities being developed and a surge in the adoption of ultra-fast charging vehicles. By 2028, ultra-fast charging will become a standard feature across all vehicle types and scenarios. Approximately 70% of existing integrated charging stations will face elimination.

Trend 3: Ultimate Experience

The share of private cars continues to rise, and the existing network cannot meet users' demands for high-quality experiences. The maturation of smart vehicle systems, intelligent driving, and smart charging technologies will lead to continual upgrades in digital, intelligent, and automated processes, ushering in the era of fully digitized charging experiences.

Trend 4: Logistics Electrification

Heavy trucks will replace oil with electricity, with energy replenishment being the key bottleneck. Ultra-charging technology will resolve industry gaps, offering advantages over battery swapping systems, including lower station construction costs, high compatibility, easy maintenance, and reduced land occupation, driving the full electrification of the logistics industry.

Trend 5: EV-Friendly Power Grid Integration

The strain of charging loads on the power grid is becoming evident. The industry and government are actively exploring ways to expand V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid) pilot projects. In the future, grid interaction will transition from passive to active responses and from unidirectional to multidirectional developments to ensure the safe operation of the grid.

Trend 6: Multi-Level Power Pooling

Charging stations are increasing in compatibility with different vehicle models, and the power range is expanding. Commercial vehicles may even reach megawatt-level charging. As demand continues to evolve, power pooling technology will extend from individual charging stations to multi-level power pools, supporting both grid and vehicle-side applications, reducing dependence on electricity, and maximizing vehicle needs.

Trend 7: Full Liquid Cooling Architecture

As charging scenarios become more complex and harsh, such as from urban to rural areas with larger station distances and from highways to logistics ports with more complicated environments, reliability challenges are increasing. The industry is accelerating the development of high-power liquid cooling systems, with both mainframe and terminal liquid cooling being the optimal solution.

Trend 8: Integrated Solar, Storage, and Charging Solutions

With the decline in photovoltaic prices and the rapid development of energy storage, commercial closed-loop systems will emerge as a key focus. The industry will move toward integrated "intelligent systems" that protect the entire lifecycle’s return on investment, improve energy efficiency, and ensure system safety.

Trend 9: Slow Charging Direct Current

The park scenario will become a core area for V2G development in the future. Slow-charging DC systems are gradually being introduced, offering more digital experiences compared to traditional AC stations, supporting point calculations, centralized deployment, and V2G evolution.

Trend 10: Strong Electrical Safety

With the increasing number of charging locations and traffic density, electrical safety will transition from point control to a comprehensive safety system encompassing people, vehicles, charging stations, and energy storage. Industry partners must collaborate to establish safety standards, technological frameworks, product designs, and AI applications, ensuring efficient coordination at charging stations to prevent fire hazards, electric shocks, and risk spread.

In 2025, Huawei will work with partners to accelerate ultra-fast charging coverage in all scenarios. Amid the electrification of the automotive industry, Huawei will ensure that new energy vehicles, from cities to rural areas and highways to national roads, benefit every enterprise and household. Huawei will contribute to the global expansion of new energy vehicles, ensuring high-quality charging everywhere there are roads.