No more fires! China details revolutionary safety rules for EVs
China has introduced and detailed strict new safety rules ever that have been created to banish electric car fires to the history books.
Announced as part of an incredible 294 new national standards rules, the strict technical rulings have been rolled out by the Chinese government’s State Administration for Market Regulation.
They all come into effect on July 1, 2026.
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Created with the involvement of no less than seven government departments, a dizzying total of 115 new national standards have been introduced specifically to govern electric motors and batteries employed in cars, home appliances and consumer products.
As previously reported, the strict new guidelines have been ushered in to ensure there will be no more fires or explosions linked to batteries.
This is claimed to be the first-time regulators have released a list of mandatory technical requirements, as well as dictating efficiency requirements for e-motors.
The new rules go as far as forcing battery-makers to optimise battery structures and thermal management systems with safety in mind.
Without changes, future batteries will not win type approval and will be banned from sale.
Vehicles that are already on sale will have to be brought up to date using a powertrain that meets the new safety standards by July 1, 2027.
As well as safety, the new regs also introduce a further 66 mandatory rules for overall recycling, dismantling and rules governing the reuse of second-life used high-voltage batteries.
In the past, Chinese regulators have worked with other lawmakers like the EU to ensure its pioneering recycling standard are adopted in other regions.
Meanwhile, work continues in China to mandate mechanically operable exterior and interior doorhandles after collisions or battery fires.
This follows on from concerns about passengers being trapped in vehicles with power-operated doors after a loss of power.
It was an issue horrifically highlighted in China when three university students burned to death in a Xiaomi SU7 last year.
