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China Implements the Strictest New EV Safety Rules Starting July 1
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2026 nián2026年7 yuè7月1 rì1日zhōng guó中国zhèng shì正式kāi shǐ开始shí shī实施liǎng xiàng两项guān yú关于diàn dòng电动qì chē汽车dexīnguī dìng规定

On July 1, 2026, China officially began enforcing two new regulations on electric vehicles.

zhèliǎng xiàng两项guī dìng规定bèichēng wéi称为lì shǐ历史shàngzuìyán gé严格dediàn dòng电动qì chē汽车ān quán安全biāo zhǔn标准

These two rules are known as the strictest electric vehicle safety standards in history.

xīnbiāo zhǔn标准gǎi biàn改变leyǐ qián以前deān quán安全zuò fǎ做法quán miàn全面tí shēng提升lediàn dòng电动qì chē汽车debǎo hù保护néng lì能力

The new standards change the previous safety practices and greatly improve the protection of electric vehicles.

jiùdebiāo zhǔn标准xiāng bǐ相比zhèdexīnguī dìng规定yǒuhěnduōzhòng yào重要debiàn huà变化

Compared with the old standards, these new rules include many important changes.

shǒu xiān首先shìdiàn chí电池qǐ huǒ起火dewèn tí问题

First is the issue of battery fires.

yǐ qián以前deguī dìng规定yāo qiú要求rú guǒ如果diàn chí电池chū xiàn出现gù zhàng故障bì xū必须bǎo zhèng保证wǔ fēn zhōng五分钟nèiqǐ huǒ起火ràngchēderényǒushí jiān时间táo shēng逃生

Under the old rules, if a battery had a fault, it had to be guaranteed not to catch fire for five minutes, giving people in the car time to escape.

dàn shì但是xīnguī dìng规定yāo qiú要求jí shǐ即使diàn chí电池chūlewèn tí问题bì xū必须bǎo zhèng保证zhì shǎo至少liǎng xiǎo shí两小时nèiqǐ huǒ起火bào zhà爆炸ér qiě而且yān wù烟雾bù néng不能jìn rù进入chēnèi

But the new rules require that even if the battery has a problem, it must not catch fire or explode for at least two hours, and smoke must not enter the cabin.

qí cì其次shìbǎo hù保护qì chē汽车dedǐ bù底部

Second is protection for the underside of the car.

zàirì cháng日常shēng huó生活zhōngqì chē汽车dǐ bù底部hěnróng yì容易pèng dào碰到shí tou石头huò zhě或者bù píng不平delù miàn路面zhècháng cháng常常shìdiàn chí电池qǐ huǒ起火deyuán yīn原因

In daily life, the bottom of a car can easily hit stones or uneven roads, which is often a cause of battery fires.

xīnguī dìng规定dì yī cì第一次zēng jiā增加ledǐ bù底部pèng zhuàng碰撞deyán gé严格cè shì测试yāo qiú要求qì chē汽车zàijīng guò经过zhuàng jī撞击guā cā刮擦hòudiàn chí电池bù néng不能pò liè破裂bù néng不能qǐ huǒ起火

For the first time, the new rules add a strict test for underbody impacts, requiring that after a collision or scraping, the battery must not break or catch fire.

lìng wài另外xīn chē新车háibì xū必须zēng jiā增加yí gè一个zhēn shí真实deduàn diàn断电àn niǔ按钮

In addition, new cars must also have a real power-off button.

yǐ qián以前yù dào遇到jiāo tōng交通shì gù事故shíqì chē汽车shìkàoruǎn jiàn软件láikòng zhì控制duàn diàn断电de

In the past, when a traffic accident happened, the car relied on software to control the power shutoff.

dàn shì但是pèng zhuàng碰撞hòudiàn nǎo xì tǒng电脑系统kě néng可能huìsǐ jī死机

But after a crash, the computer system may freeze.

xiàn zài现在zēng jiā增加leyí gè一个jī xiè机械àn niǔ按钮jiù suàn就算píng mù屏幕hēilesī jī司机zhǐ yào只要ànxiàkāi guān开关néngzhí jiē直接qiē duàn切断diàn yuán电源

Now a mechanical button has been added, so even if the screen goes black, the driver can still cut off the power directly by pressing the switch.

zhè xiē这些xīnguī dìng规定bù jǐn不仅gǎi biàn改变lerén men人们deyòngchētǐ yàn体验duìqì chē汽车gōng sī公司tí chū提出legènggāodeyāo qiú要求

These new rules not only change people’s driving experience, but also place higher demands on car companies.

zhuān jiā专家biǎo shì表示suī rán虽然xīnbiāo zhǔn标准dài lái带来letiǎo zhàn挑战dàn shì但是hěnduōyǒu míng有名degōng sī公司zǎo jiù早就zuòhǎolejì shù技术zhǔn bèi准备

Experts say that although the new standards bring challenges, many well-known large companies have already made technical preparations.

érnà xiē那些zhǐkàodī jià低价jìng zhēng竞争zhì liàng质量bù gòu不够hǎodeqì chē汽车jiānghuìmàn màn慢慢lí kāi离开shì chǎng市场

Cars that rely only on low prices to compete and have poor quality will gradually leave the market.

duìxiāo fèi zhě消费者láishuōzhèshìyí gè一个hǎoxiāo xī消息

For consumers, this is good news.

7 yuè 1 rì7月1日yǐ hòu以后shàng shì上市dexīnchēān quán xìng安全性dōuhuìdà dà大大tí gāo提高

New cars launched after July 1 will be much safer.

dà jiā大家bù yòng不用zàidān xīn担心xīn chē新车dezhì liàng质量cēn cī bù qí参差不齐rì cháng日常chōng diàn充电kāi chē开车huìbiàn dé变得gèng jiā更加ān quán安全

People no longer need to worry about uneven quality in new cars, and daily charging and driving will also become safer.

zhèshuō míng说明zhōng guó中国dediàn dòng电动qì chē汽车háng yè行业zhèng zài正在zǒu xiàng走向gāo zhì liàng高质量gèngān quán安全dexīn jiē duàn新阶段

This also shows that China’s electric vehicle industry is moving into a new stage of higher quality and greater safety.

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