MIIT to establish EV international standards team in China

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai April 25) - In order to speed up development plans for the new energy and energy-efficient vehicle industry, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced that it will establish a team in charge of working on internationally standard laws and regulations for electric vehicles, people.com.cn reported today.

According to MIIT officials, the team is well-organized, with its nearly 40 members coming from a variety of backgrounds including domestic automobile and auto part manufacturers, electricity companies, scientific research institutes, high-level academic institutions and other industry groups. The team members are split into specialists working on EV safety and EVs' relationship with the environment. The leader and deputy leader of the EV safety group will be respectively appointed by domestic manufacturers FAW Group and BAIC, while the environment group's leader and deputy leader will be selected by SAIC and BYD, respectively.

The MIIT explains that the group will play an important part in the development of EV technology standards in China and help the country fulfill the requirements for the 1998 Agreement as stipulated by the UN's World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations.