Abstract: New energy vehicle(NEV) has been widely used around the world in response to the fossil energy crisis and environmental pollution problems. NEV will generate massive real-world data during its daily operating which is contributed by high electrification and intelligent networking. Applying these multi-source heterogeneous data for a security warning and technical analysis will play a key role in promoting the development of NEV industry in China. The current situation of data-driven analysis technology in the NEV field is reviewed. Firstly, the basic theory of big data analysis techniques are introduced and the development of big data technology is depicted. The structure and function of the National Monitoring and Management Platform for New Energy Vehicles are introduced, and the particular process of big data analysis on NEV is emphasized. The previous data-driven research and methods in power battery, NEV daily operation and charging behavior are proposed for discussion respectively. Some representative research results and applications are displayed at the same time. Finally, the issues and prospects of the data-driven method on NEV application field are summarized and forecasted.