China Denies Restrictions On Acceleration 0-100 Km/Hour Electric Cars For A Minimum Of 5 Seconds

Xiaomi SU7 acceleration 0 to 100 km/hour is less than two seconds (doc. Xiaomi).

JAKARTA - China's Ministry of Public Security finally raised its voice regarding the rules for prohibiting the acceleration of electric cars having an acceleration of 0100 km/hour for at least five seconds. His party emphasized that many parties misinterpreted the clause.

The issue arose after the draft "Technical Provisions for Motor Vehicle Operation Safety" contained a clause that after the vehicle is turned on, the passenger's car must be in early operating mode. Make the acceleration from 0 to 100 km/hour at least five seconds.

Currently, many electric cars have agar acceleration, where to cover 0-100 km/hour below five seconds.

The ministry official explained that what is meant by the 'early operation mode' is the condition when the new car is turned on and has not used high performance mode or special arrangements.

In this mode, the acceleration of 0100 km/hour must take at least five seconds. This design does not prevent the car from reaching a faster time after the driver adds input or performance settings.

Acceleration under five seconds remains possible because the regulation only applies to how torque is distributed when turned on, not the top performance of the vehicle. Thus, vehicles are still allowed to accelerate below five seconds when the mode of performance is selected manually by the driver.

This change is related to the increasing number of new energy vehicles that have had large torques since stationary conditions. Which, it is considered to have the potential to increase the risk of losing control during start-stop.

The acceleration limit for the initial mode is said to be designed to make the character of vehicle power more tame before the driver activates performance mode. A number of high-performance electric vehicle models in China remain capable of accelerating well below five seconds in performance mode, as reported by Carnewschina, Saturday, November 15, 2025.

Starting from SU7 Max from Xiaomi reaching 0100 km/h in 2.78 seconds, Han L EV from BYD reached 2.7 seconds, and Geely's Galaxy E8 recorded 3.49 seconds. The draft is currently still in the public consultation stage as part of China's national standard revision process.