2026 National Two Sessions Spotlight Five Key Issues in New Energy Vehicles

[Policy Trends] During the 2026 National Two Sessions, deputies and committee members from the automotive sector submitted multiple proposals and motions focused on the development of new energy vehicles, centering on core topics of electrification and intelligentization.

Core Trends: Battery Swapping and Autonomous Driving Emerge as Policy Breakthroughs

Feng Xingya (Chairman of GAC Group) proposed accelerating the establishment of nationwide unified battery-swapping standards, strengthening the vehicle-battery separation system and subsidies for battery-swap stations. He also called for improving autonomous driving laws and regulations and establishing a unified evaluation framework.

Key Data: L2 Penetration Exceeds 60%, L3 Commercialization Breaks Ground

In 2025, the penetration rate of L2 advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) in passenger vehicles surpassed 60%. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has granted initial market access permits for L3-level vehicles to Changan Automobile and BAIC Group. He Xiaopeng recommended accelerating the transition from L2 to L4 autonomous driving, promoting large-scale commercial deployment of the technology.

Strategic Foundation: Top-Level Design to Overcome Charging Infrastructure and Regulatory Bottlenecks

Deputies and committee members unanimously emphasized the need for national-level institutional design to address fragmented battery-swapping networks and the regulatory barriers preventing high-level autonomous vehicles from operating on public roads, leveraging policy soft power to support the industry’s hard-tech advancement.