Chinese regulators are set to impose tougher standards on the development and testing of electric vehicles (EVs) to address safety issues. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) introduced draft rules last weekend that require car manufacturers to conduct more rigorous testing on new features.
According to KrASIA, these tests must cover a minimum of 30,000 kilometers and last at least one year, including exposure to two winters and one summer. This extended testing period aims to ensure EVs can reliably perform in varied and extreme weather conditions.
For Japanese investors and manufacturers, these developments highlight increasing regulatory scrutiny in China’s EV market, which could influence supply chains and competitive strategies across the Asia-Pacific region.