Beijing, Oct. 12 -- A severe shortage of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure disrupted travel across China during the week-long National Day holiday, highlighting an imbalance between the country's expanding EV manufacturing capacity and its supporting public services, according to a report by The Epoch Times (TET).

During the October 1-7 holiday period, EV traffic on Chinese highways surged, reaching approximately 17.8 million trips on the first day alone, around 1.8 times the usual level, according to figures from China's Ministry of Transport cited in the TET report.

Despite the installation of approximately 89,000 charging facilities at highway service areas nationwide, demand continued to exceed available capacity. Driver...