In Addition To Acceleration, China Creates New Rules For Battery Security To Electric Car Window Windows

JAKARTA - In addition to accelerating restrictions on electric cars, the Chinese government has also prepared several electric vehicle safety designs. Starting from batteries, autonomous features, to window glass rules.

The draft regulation entitled "Technical Provisions for Operational Safety of Motorized Vehicles" proposes that passenger vehicles must use standard regulation regarding acceleration. Where acceleration from 0 to 100 km/hour must take a minimum of 5 seconds.

This step aims to reduce safety risks associated with excessive acceleration. This bill also requires pure electric vehicles and plug in hybrid to be able to break power circuits automatically in certain situations.

This includes when the speed of the vehicle changes by 25 km/hour or more within 150 milliseconds, both in the longitudinal and lateral directions, or when irreversible retaining devices (such as air bags) expand.

Reporting from Carnewschina, Thursday, November 13, the battery safety feature was also discussed in depth in the proposal. Electric vehicles must monitor battery status and provide automatic detection, recording, and early warning of abnormal conditions in battery cells.

When a thermal problem is detected, the vehicle must alert passengers via clear audio and visual signals. The power battery must be equipped with a directed pressure release and pressure-balanced device, with a pressure-releasing channel designed not to harm cabin passengers.

For pure electric buses and plug-in hybrid buses with a length of 6 meters or more, the battery compartment should not burn or explode for at least 5 minutes after the battery alarm sounds. This is so that passengers have enough time to evacuate.

The bill also discusses a driver assistance system, which requires vehicles with this feature to verify via biometric recognition or account login. This is to prove drivers have completed the right training before being allowed to operate further.

For a combinatorial driving assistance system, when activated at speeds above 10 km/h, the vehicle must continue to monitor driver engagement. Which, using at least two methods: handover detection and gaze monitoring.

To prevent interference, the screening of entertainment videos and the function of the game on the dashboard display must be disabled when the vehicle exceeds 10 km/hour. Then there are also busy problems regarding the door handle.

Passenger vehicles must ensure that every passenger can exit through at least two different doors. Each door (except for baggage doors) must be equipped with a mechanical release handle, both inside and outside.

For vehicles with an electronic gate locking system, the anti-crossing side door must be opened automatically when air bags expand or there is a battery thermal incident. Interestingly, the window specifications are set.

Windows glasses are prohibited from using mirror-like reflecting film windows. Require the driver's visibility area to maintain visible light transmission at least 70 percent, then the emergency door window must use a tempered glass with a thickness of no more than 5 mm and should not be covered with a sunlight shield film, in order to break easily in an emergency.

The draft is currently in the stage of public consultation as part of the process of revising national standards. The government is still receiving input regarding these safety rules until January 10, 2026.