(July 12, 2014) GUANGZHOU, China — "When I picked up my Tesla in Beijing, I realized that it's impossible to drive it back to Guangzhou as there are hardly any places to recharge the batteries," said Andrew Zong, the CEO of PHNIX, a manufacturer of heat pumps, and also one of the first Chinese Tesla owners.

As a result, Zong got a crazy plan that by utilizing the power of the Internet and folk strength, he could make the first charging facility network in China to solve the electric vehicles' charging problems.

With this plan, Zong bought a batch of original chargers for Tesla and promised that he would donate all the chargers to new-energy-loving car owners.

Next, Zong posted on online social network platforms, like WeChat and Weibo, to recruit volunteers who were willing to provide installation sites and offer free charging service for Tesla motors. During the next three days, there were thousands of volunteers applying to install charging stations at their places. Taken everything into consideration, 20 of the volunteers were selected.

During the following 20 days, Zong and his companions drove his Tesla for 3,572 miles via 16 cities, in which they donated 20 charging piles. To their astonishment, they finally succeeded in pioneering the first route of electric car charging network from north to south China.

Zong, the founder of a heat pump manufacturing company and one of the craziest Tesla fans, has ordered 20 Tesla as rewards for employees and built 60 charging parking lots in his own factories.

Zong told reporters, "The true value of this action is to tell everyone: as long as more and more people are involved, a network of charging piles across China will soon be set up and this could form a more eco-friendly lifestyle for China."