Electric Bike will have a new national standard

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that the public consultation on the “Safety Technical Specifications for Electric Bicycles” will last for 1 month, and the standard text will be revised and improved according to the comments received, and the review and approval will be accelerated, and the work will be released as soon as possible. After the official release of the “new national standard”, the production enterprise will be given a transition period of 6 months for the design and production of new products. In addition, an additional 3-month sales transition period has been given to facilitate the digestion of inventory vehicles produced in accordance with the old standards by commercial circulation enterprises.

What are the changes in the new version of the “Safety Technical Specifications for Electric Bicycles”?

Compared to the current standard

This time, the “new national standard”.

Some improvements and promotions have been made

➪ First of all, it is necessary to improve the fire retardant performance, improve the flame retardant requirements of non-metallic materials used in electric bicycles, and limit the proportion of plastic parts used.

➪ The second is to prevent illegal modification, and it is clarified that the electric bicycle controller, battery, and charger should have mutual recognition and coordination functions, which increases the difficulty of tampering from the technical point of view.

n order to ensure the safety of riding, the test method of rated power and maximum speed of the motor is optimized, the maximum design speed does not exceed 25km/h, and the functions of Beidou positioning and real-time communication are also added.

➪In addition, in order to improve the practicability of the product, the weight limit for the whole vehicle using lead-acid batteries has been relaxed from 55kg to 63kg, and the installation of pedal riding devices is no longer mandatory.

He Penglin, deputy director of the Safety Technology Research Center of China Electronics Standardization Institute: This revision reduces the risk of fire accidents, reduces illegal tampering, and reduces traffic accidents caused by speeding by optimizing the technical requirements of electric bicycles, such as fire retardant and plastic proportion. Dynamic safety monitoring improves vehicle safety, improves mileage, and facilitates consumer use.

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What is the impact of the “new national standard” on producers and consumers?

This is a newly revised standard

It aims to improve the safety level of e-bike products

Promote the standardized development of the industry

Protect the safety of people’s lives and property

Well, for producers and consumers

What are the impacts of the “new national standard”?

For consumers, the introduction of the “new national standard” not only brings higher safety guarantees, but also has more choices in terms of battery life and models.

According to experts, the current social ownership of electric bicycles in China exceeds 350 million, and consumers have purchased electric bicycles that do not meet the new standards, which are not within the scope of this standard, but encourage the gradual elimination of old bicycles, repurchase at a discount, and the issuance of scrap subsidies. For electric bicycle manufacturers, it is necessary to improve the production process and maintain price stability to meet market expectations.

He Penglin, deputy director of the Safety Technology Research Center of China Electronics Standardization Institute: Although the production cost of electric bicycle products produced in accordance with this draft will be increased to a certain extent due to the upgrading of the flame retardant performance of plastic parts, on the other hand, it will also save the cost of corresponding parts and materials due to the cancellation of the pedal power device. On the whole, after the implementation of the new standard, the production cost of electric bicycles will basically remain stable, and the terminal market price will not fluctuate significantly.

According to experts, since the release of the new standard, enterprises will be given a 6-month transition period to design and produce products that meet the new standards. In addition, an additional 3 months of sales time was given to digest the inventory of old standard cars.

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Improve the national standard system for electric bicycles

Improve product safety

For the driving speed of electric bicycles, battery safety and other issues, it is the focus of everyone’s general attention. Relevant data shows that in 2023, there will be 25,000 fires caused by electric bicycles.

According to experts, battery failure, body line failure, charger failure, etc. are the main reasons. Then, with the expansion of the scale of China’s electric bicycle industry, standards, as an important technical support for industrial development, should be continuously improved and improved.

Since the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other departments have jointly issued documents such as the “Standard Conditions for the Electric Bicycle Industry” and the “Measures for the Management of the Standard Announcement of the Electric Bicycle Industry”.