The first private charging pole for new energy cars had been installed in a residence community in southeast Beijing's Tongzhou District, Beijing Times reports.

The installation of the charging pole finished soon after its owner surnamed Li handed in his application form at the Tongzhou electric company.

Cao Ying, a person in charge of the sales department of the electric company, said that the electricity price charged by a private charging pole costs 1.4002 yuan per kwh during the peak hours, and 0.8745 yuan per kwh during the non-peak period.

If the car owner charges the battery between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. next morning, he can also enjoy a low electricity price at 0.3748 yuan per kwh, which means running a hundred kilometers costs only 10 yuan.

For white collars like Li, who usually charge their cars after going off work in the evening, which is not the peak period, the cost is much less compared with an ordinary car that consumes gasoline, Cao added.