Must low-speed electric vehicles use lithium batteries?

Recently, the National Standardization Management Committee publicly solicited opinions on the first batch of proposed national standards projects in 2016 on its website. In 2016, the first batch of proposed standards "Technical Conditions for Four-wheel Low-speed Electric Passenger Cars" is listed.

Among the contents announced by the Standards Committee, there are some outstanding problems in low-speed electric vehicles. First, most of the production enterprises are small and medium-sized enterprises that do not have the qualification for automobile production. They lack the necessary facilities for automobile R&D and production. Most of the products do not meet the relevant requirements of the state. The standard, without the necessary experimental verification, has poor safety performance. Second, most drivers do not obtain motor vehicle driving licenses, have poor safety awareness, and have many illegal activities. After driving on the road, they pose serious safety hazards to themselves and other vehicles. Third, in most places, there is a lack of management systems and measures for the production and use of low-speed electric vehicles. In some places, management measures such as use and scrapping have not complied with the relevant laws and regulations.

In order to ensure driving safety, guide the formal production of enterprises, and strengthen management, a standard needs to be established. The contents announced by the Standards Committee also mentioned that “the lead-acid batteries used in the recycling and smelting process have large environmental pollution, which is easy to cause lead pollution and endanger human health.” Therefore, many experts believe that the necessary conditions for the conversion of low-speed electric vehicles are Lead acid is replaced by a lithium battery.

According to industry insiders, low-speed electric vehicle companies must have a production capacity in the future, and they do not necessarily have to have large-scale production capacity, and the focus is on controlling product quality.

Low-speed electric vehicles turn to positive conditions: must use lithium batteries?

Relevant people called on the state to formulate perfect safety laws and regulations as soon as possible, and those products that do not meet the requirements of these laws and regulations are resolutely not allowed to be put on the market.

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