Beijing’s proposed regulation aims to tame rapid launches by forcing cars to boot up in a restricted performance mode after every ignition
- China’s draft rule could require cars to take longer to reach 100 km/h (62 mph).
- Drivers would need to manually enable faster acceleration after every startup.
- Regulation targets all passenger cars, but quick EVs would feel the biggest hit.
The electric car age has rewritten the meaning of quick, with even family runabouts now capable of supercar-style launches from a set of lights. What once belonged to exotic badges has become a party trick for mid-range sedans and crossovers alike.
Now China’s latest draft vehicle regulation looks set to spoil the fun, or at least delay it. Under a proposed update to the National Standard, every passenger car would need a default mode in which it takes no less than five seconds to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) at startup, unless the driver manually selects a quicker setting.
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