Introduction

On August 26, 2026, the third general election meeting of the Transportation Electrification Technical Committee of the China Power Supply Society was successfully held at the Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center (Bao'an New Venue). Professor Liu Jinjun of Xi'an Jiaotong University, President of the China Power Supply Society; Professor Li Yongdong of Tsinghua University; Professor Zheng Zedong, Secretary of the CPC Committee of the Department of Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University; and more than 110 committee members and candidate members attended the meeting.

First, Professor Liu Jinjun, President of the China Power Supply Society, read out the Society's approval of the committee's general election. He recognized the committee's contributions to international academic exchanges and expressed the hope that the new committee would build on past achievements, unite efforts, deepen academic exchanges and collaborative cooperation in transportation electrification, and advance research and practice to a new level.

Professor Liu Jinjun, President of the China Power Supply Society, Reading Out the Approval of the General Election

Subsequently, Professor Li Yongdong of Tsinghua University, Chair of the Second Committee of the Transportation Electrification Technical Committee, expressed his sincere gratitude and warm welcome to all the experts and committee members in attendance and delivered a work report. Over the past four years, the Second Committee of the Transportation Electrification Technical Committee achieved significant results in organizational development, academic exchanges, and industry integration. It successfully held the “Frontier Technologies in Electrified Transportation Forum” for four consecutive years, with attendance and influence increasing year by year. Several committee members also received academic honors, including election to academies and professional fellowships. Meanwhile, the committee actively participated in various activities organized by the China Power Supply Society and completed several industry road map research reports, effectively serving as a bridge linking industry, academia, and research. Looking ahead, he recommended that the new committee continue to develop high-quality forums, expand international cooperation, deepen industry engagement, and actively support the work of the parent society, advancing the committee to a higher level through a pragmatic and innovative approach.

Professor Li Yongdong of Tsinghua University, Chair of the Second Committee, Delivering Remarks and Presenting the Work Report

Next, Professor Kang Jinsong of Tongji University, Vice Chair of the committee, reported on preparations for the general election. A total of 101 candidates were nominated for the Third Committee, including both committee members and executive committee members, of whom 92 were men and nine were women. The candidates had an average age of 41.6, with 35 under the age of 40, accounting for 34.7% of all candidates. The candidates represented a reasonable age distribution, with a clear emphasis on younger membership.

Professor Kang Jinsong of Tongji University Reporting on Preparations for the General Election

In the subsequent election, 101 members were elected to the committee, including one Chair and eight Vice Chairs. Professor Zheng Zedong of Tsinghua University was elected Chair. The following were elected Vice Chairs: Professor Liu Zicheng of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Professor Wang Chenchen of Beijing Jiaotong University, Professor Wu Zhongze of Southeast University, Researcher Chen Junquan of the Naval University of Engineering, Professor Kang Jinsong of Tongji University, Professor Li Qi of Southwest Jiaotong University, Liu Haitao, Deputy General Manager of CRRC Zhuzhou Institute Co., Ltd., and Researcher Qiu Changqing of the 712th Research Institute of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited.

Following the election, Professor Zheng Zedong, Chair of the Third Transportation Electrification Technical Committee, expressed the new committee's gratitude to the China Power Supply Society and all committee members for their support, and nominated candidates for the positions of Secretary-General and Deputy Secretaries-General. Following deliberation and a vote by all committee members, Jiang Yangfan of CRRC Zhuzhou Institute was appointed Secretary-General, while Wang Kui of Tsinghua University, Jin Zheming of Beijing Jiaotong University, He Tianran of Tongji University, Wang Huimin of Southwest Jiaotong University, and Du Yuhua of Northwestern Polytechnical University were appointed Deputy Secretaries-General. The meeting also held a show-of-hands vote on the members of the new committee's Party working group. Comrade Zheng Zedong was elected group leader, with Comrades Liu Zicheng, Wang Chenchen, Wu Zhongze, Chen Junquan, Kang Jinsong, Li Qi, Liu Haitao, and Qiu Changqing serving as members.

Next, Zheng Zedong introduced the revisions to the committee's working regulations, and the committee members in attendance shared their views on the proposed revisions. Zheng Zedong outlined the committee's work plan for the next stage. The committee will continue to strengthen the “Frontier Technologies in Electrified Transportation Forum” brand, innovate exchange formats, and expand domestic and international academic cooperation; deepen industry collaboration by strengthening ties with leading enterprises and research institutes in the sector, including CRRC and China State Shipbuilding Corporation, to promote the integration of industry, academia, and research; and actively support the broader work of the Society by participating comprehensively in annual conferences, standards development, research achievement recommendations, and other activities. New circumstances bring new opportunities. The new committee will uphold a pragmatic and innovative spirit, make full use of its platform advantages, and unite and lead all committee members in opening a new chapter in the development of the Transportation Electrification Technical Committee and contributing to China's goal of becoming a leading country in transportation. With this, the third general election meeting of the Transportation Electrification Technical Committee concluded successfully!

Professor Zheng Zedong of Tsinghua University, Chair of the Third Committee, Reporting on Revisions to the Committee's Working Regulations