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China confirms stricter safety requirements for electric car batteries

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said a new mandatory safety standard for traction batteries has been in force since July 2026. The ministry plans further work on requirements covering issues including thermal runaway.

Event date: September 11, 2026 · Published: October 12, 2026

The information was given at an MIIT press conference on September 11, 2026. A ministry representative said the rules in force since July significantly raise safety requirements for traction batteries.

The ministry also said it will develop its system of standards for battery thermal runaway and for accidents involving driver assistance systems. In this part of the statement, it does not give the standard's number or limit values for tests.

The change concerns regulatory requirements for the Chinese market. Without reading the full text of the standard, it is not possible to say exactly how the test procedures differ or which models must be recertified.

Questions and answers

Since when have China's stricter battery safety requirements applied?

MIIT said they have applied since July 2026.

Does the statement include detailed test limits?

No. In the cited statement, MIIT did not give the standard's number or limit values.

Fact sheet

ClaimValueSourceAs of
Start of the stricter requirementsJuly 2026MIIT statementOct 12, 2026
Topic of further work on standardsbattery thermal runaway and safety of assistance systemsMIIT statementOct 12, 2026
Date of the press conferenceSep 11, 2026MIITOct 12, 2026

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