China wants slimmer EVs after batteries and features made them too heavy for parking spaces
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Chinese EVs are a third heavier than in 2012 and some barely fit in parking spaces. Beijing enforced the world’s first mandatory EV energy standard on Jan 1.
China wants its electric vehicles to go on a diet. The average passenger car in the country weighed 1,704 kg in 2024, roughly a third more than in 2012, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Sunday. Many popular SUVs and MPVs now approach or exceed 2 metres in width, squeezing into parking spaces designed a decade ago for smaller cars.
One vehicle measured by CCTV was nearly 2.3 metres wide. The current standard parking space is 2.4 metres. That leaves 10 cm of clearance, barely enough to open a door.
The weight problem starts with batteries. Some manufacturers market vehicles with ranges up to 1,000 km on a single charge, which can require battery packs weighing as much as 800 kg, according...
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