E-bikes to be safer and faster
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China plans to enhance safety standards for making and using electric bikes to make them safer.
A number of features, including fire-proofing and flame retardants, are required for producing safe electric bikes, according to the draft safety standards plan for e-bikes released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
The plan also lifts the speed limit of e-bikes from 20 kiometers per hour to 25kph as well as raises their weight and motor power limits. All e-bikes should be equipped with pedals to ensure they can still function in the event of motor breakdown.
China is the largest e-bike producer and seller and home to about 200 million e-bikes, with an annual production of over 30 million.
However, unregulated mass production by some unscrupulous e-bike makers has turned the vehicles into a risky transportation method, with more than 56,200 accidents involving e-bikes and 8,431 deaths reported in the past five years.
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