From August 21 to October 20, 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is seeking public feedback on the revised mandatory national standard draft GB 36980.1 Energy Consumption Limits for Electric Vehicles – Part 1: Passenger Cars.

In 2020, the State Council issued the New Energy Vehicle Industry Development Plan (2021-2035), which stated: "By 2025, the average energy consumption of new pure electric passenger cars in China should be reduced to 12 kilowatt-hours per 100 kilometers." In 2022, the average energy consumption of pure electric passenger cars in China reached 12.35 kilowatt-hours per 100 kilometers, approaching the planned target. However, given the trend of increasing vehicle weight in recent years, it is necessary to update the standards to ensure the achievement of the plan's goals. Therefore, in June 2024, China began revising the GB/T 36980-2018 Energy Consumption Limits for Electric Vehicles. The draft released for public consultation is the revised first part, focusing on the requirements for passenger electric vehicles.

Compared to GB/T 36980-2018, the main technical changes in the draft include:

l  Addition of application and determination for type certification;

l  Changes to energy consumption limit requirements;

l  Introduction of production consistency requirements;

l  Addition of requirements for determining the same type;

l  Inclusion of implementation dates;

l  Addition of requirements for type certification reports and type certification application reports.

GB 36980.1 will be one of the core supporting standards in China's new energy vehicle energy-saving regulatory system. It will be used in conjunction with GB/T 18386.1-2021 Test Methods for Energy Consumption and Range of Electric Vehicles—Part 1: Light-Duty Vehicles to become one of the admission conditions for electric vehicles in the future. Overseas companies are encouraged to actively provide feedback.

The draft of the standard for public consultation (in Chinese) can be downloaded from the following link.

https://www.miit.gov.cn/gzcy/yjzj/art/2024/art_ee9205aaff84401da476920cf10261d2.html