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China Bans Retractable EV Door Handles Over Safety Concerns (www.sixthtone.com)
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China will ban retractable car handles beginning Jan. 1, 2027

Under the proposed rules, vehicles weighing less than 3.5 tons must be equipped with interior and exterior car door handles that include a mechanical emergency opening function. The requirement is intended to ensure doors can be opened during power failures or after collisions.

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[-] Steve@communick.news 17 points 5 months ago

Why the limit of 3.5 tons?

[-] schizoidman@lemmy.zip 31 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I guess vehicles above that weight aren't considers 'cars'

In Singapore you can only drive a vehicles of 3,000KG or less with a car driving licence.

I suppose it's similar in China

[-] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 months ago

I believe it could've come from the same root, probably USSR. Russia too has a 3,5 tons line to divide between driving licenses' tiers.

[-] Natanael@infosec.pub 3 points 5 months ago

Separate regulations for different vehicle classes

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