Hong Kong (CNN Business) Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing app, has teamed up with the country's giant power utility to make it easier and cheaper for drivers to recharge their cars.

The deal connects Didi users to the State Grid's network of some 50,000 electric vehicle charging stations throughout the country.

Didi is hoping to make life easier for its tens of millions of drivers, while making it more attractive for other car owners to join its platform.

State Grid is the biggest operator of electric vehicle charging points in China, with plans to more than double its footprint by the end of next year.

Its deal with Didi will allow drivers to easily find those stations, and plug in their vehicles at a discount starting next month, the startup said in a statement last week.

Didi claims it is the world's largest electric vehicle operator.

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