China proposes stricter e-bike standards for safety
China DailyChinese authorities proposed on Thursday stricter technical standards for electric bicycles, with the top designed speed of e-bikes capped at 25 kilometers per hour, to enhance safety and better regulate the country's rapidly growing e-bike sector. The revised standards called for stricter flame resistance requirements for non-metallic materials used in electric bicycles, while also limiting the use of plastic components. The new standards also proposed to add features such as real-time communication and Beidou satellite positioning so as to ensure e-bike's safety through dynamic monitoring. In addition, to curb illegal modifications, the standards also specify that controllers, batteries, and chargers must be "interoperable", making it technically harder to tamper with them.