Announcement on Adjusting the Technical Requirements for New Energy Vehicle Products Exempted from Vehicle Purchase Tax
On May 13, 2021, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Finance, and the State Administration of Taxation jointly issued Announcement No. 13 of 2021 on adjusting the technical requirements for new energy vehicles exempted from vehicle purchase tax. The details are as follows:
To adapt to the changes in the technical standards of new energy vehicles, and to implement the policy of exempting new energy vehicles from vehicle purchase tax, the relevant matters concerning the technical requirements for new energy vehicle products exempted from vehicle purchase tax are announced as follows:
1. Starting from October 1, 2021, "Plug-in Hybrid Electric Passenger Cars-Specifications" (GB/T 32694-2021), "Test Methods for Energy Consumption of Light-Duty Hybrid Electric Vehicles" (GB/T 19753) -2021), "Test Methods for Energy Consumption and Range of Electric Vehicles – Part 1: Light-duty Vehicles" (GB/T 18386.1-2021) and other standards (hereinafter referred to as the new version of the standard) will be formally implemented. The "Announcement on the Exemption of New Energy Vehicle Purchase Tax" (Announcement No. 172 of 2017 of the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Taxation, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, hereinafter referred to as Announcement No. 172) are adjusted as follows:
(1) The pure electric driving range of plug-in (including extended range) hybrid passenger vehicles shall meet the requirement of being at least 43 kilometers.
(2) The fuel consumption (excluding fuel consumption for power conversion) for plug-in (including range-extended) hybrid passenger vehicles in power retention mode should be less than 70% comparing to the fuel consumption limit specified in "Fuel Consumption Limits for Passenger Cars" (GB 19578-2021). In addition, the power consumption of the power consumption mode test should be less than 135% of the target value. According to the different curb weight (m, kg), the target value of electric energy consumption per 100 kilometers (Y) should meet the following requirements:
2. Other technical requirements specified in Regulation No. 172. will continue to apply for new energy vehicle products exempted from vehicle purchase tax.
3. From the date of this announcement until October 1, 2021, plug-in (including extended range) hybrid passenger vehicles that are tested and proven satisfied the two pre-mentioned requirements, can be included in the "Catalogue of New Energy Vehicle Models Exempted from Vehicle Purchase Tax."
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology
Ministry of Finance
State Administration of Taxation
April 30, 2021
The Chinese version of the key standards can be found here.
Plug-in Hybrid Electric Passenger Cars-Specifications" (GB/T 32694-2021)
《插电式混合动力电动乘用车 技术条件》（GB/T 32694-2021）
http://c.gb688.cn/bzgk/gb/showGb?type=online&hcno=B66725EB455A3384E622853703E5C2C6
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"Test Methods for Energy Consumption of Light-Duty Hybrid Electric Vehicles" (GB/T 19753) -2021),
《轻型混合动力电动汽车能量消耗量试验方法》（GB/T 19753-2021）
http://c.gb688.cn/bzgk/gb/showGb?type=online&hcno=0944C24D417D5EAD3CA659EDF1DB363F
"Test Methods for Energy Consumption and Range of Electric Vehicles – Part 1: Light-duty Vehicles" (GB/T 18386.1-2021)
《电动汽车能量消耗量和续驶里程试验方法 第1部分：轻型汽车》（GB/T 18386.1-2021）
http://c.gb688.cn/bzgk/gb/showGb?type=online&hcno=018D351EFF1AACD87C5919D0F21BEEBE
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