State Administration for Market Regulation: Will continue to pay attention to the safety of new energy vehicles

Wang Yunsong, deputy director of the Quality Development Bureau of the State Administration of Market Regulation, said at a special press conference on the 20th that compared with traditional fuel vehicles, new energy vehicles have shown new safety characteristics, and some vehicles on the market have new types of risks such as battery chemical stability, regenerative braking, and collision compatibility. Vehicle power battery and battery management system manufacturing and design defects, mechanical damage, high temperature, external short circuit and other reasons, may cause safety hazards. The State Administration for Market Regulation will continue to pay attention to the safety of new energy vehicles, increase technical research and defect investigation, prevent and resolve major safety risks, and help the new energy automobile industry to prosper, healthy, safe and orderly development.

The reporter learned that the State Administration of Market Supervision has established a new energy vehicle accident reporting system, formed a new energy vehicle accident investigation and cooperation network, and formulated and revised relevant standards and specifications such as "Electric Vehicle Safety Requirements" and "Safety Requirements for Electric Vehicle Power Batteries". So far, a total of 229 new energy vehicles have been recalled, involving 1.98 million vehicles.

Wang Yunsong said that at present, the mainland's new energy automobile industry has entered the fast lane of development, the industrial technology level has been significantly improved, the industrial system has become increasingly perfect, and the competitiveness of enterprises has been greatly enhanced, which has become the main direction of the transformation and development of the automobile industry and an important engine for promoting sustained economic growth. According to statistics, in 2021, new energy vehicles will become the biggest highlight of the automotive industry, and the sales volume will be the first in the world for 7 consecutive years. By the end of 2021, the number of new energy vehicles in the country will reach 7.84 million, accounting for 2.6% of the total number of vehicles. The safety supervision and guarantee system of new energy vehicles has been continuously improved, the level of safe operation of vehicles has been steadily improved, and the fire accident rate per 10,000 new energy vehicles has continued to show a downward trend.