New Standards put China in the Lead for the Safest & Largest EV Market

On 28 March 2025, China presented the GB38031-2025 standard, applicable as early as July 2026, which imposes a series of strict requirements for electric vehicle batteries. But beyond safety, it is the whole energy logic of mobility that is being rethought. Between controlled thermal management, loss reduction and prolonged durability, the new Chinese rules tackle one of the key challenges of the transition: making every kilowatthour useful, saf…

Newtalk News On April 23, a van parked on the road in Pukou District, Nanjing, China suddenly caught fire and exploded violently. Witnesses said that after hearing the explosion, firefighters rushed to the scene within a minute. There were mixed reactions on social media to this incident. Some people regarded it as a normal phenomenon for domestically produced electric vehicles, and even jokingly said that buying an electric vehicle is like buy…

New Standards put China in the Lead for the Safest & Largest EV Market

IDTechEx Research Article: In April 2025, it was announced that China's GB 38031-2025 would be mandated by July 2026 for new vehicles. This 2025 update goes well beyond the previous one with the requirement for no fire or explosion for 2 hours after the initial event.

To counter the fires of electric vehicles that often make a lot of reaction and worry, China is imposing a new and unprecedented standard, which will come into force next year.