New Energy Consumption Standard for Electric Cars to Take Effect from 2026

Beijing, December 28. China will implement a new national standard for the energy consumption level of electric vehicles (EVs) starting from 2026. The country’s top market regulatory body announced this on Friday.

The State Administration for Market Regulation stated that this new standard for passenger vehicles is the world’s first to set a mandatory cap on the energy consumption of electric cars.

Once this standard takes effect, automobile manufacturers will be required to technically upgrade their products. For instance, a vehicle weighing two tonnes must consume less than 15.1 kWh per 100 kilometers.

This is expected to increase the average range of electric vehicles by approximately 7 percent.

This mandatory energy consumption cap, which varies based on vehicle weight, was formulated considering the current energy consumption levels of pure-electric passenger vehicles, the consumption of specific vehicle models, technical potential, as well as cost control.