
GB/T 18487.1-2023 Requirements: Scope and Buyer Checks for Chinese EV Charging
What China’s GB/T 18487.1-2023 covers, what it does not prove, and the documents overseas EV and charger buyers should verify.
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What China’s GB/T 18487.1-2023 covers, what it does not prove, and the documents overseas EV and charger buyers should verify.

A practical guide to GB 38031-2025, China’s new mandatory EV traction-battery safety standard effective from July 2026.

How export buyers can assess GB 38031-2025 battery-safety evidence, match it to delivered vehicles, and cover separate market-entry risks.

China’s updated mandatory traction-battery standard took effect in July 2026. Here are the tests and design implications that matter.

China has published a mandatory safety standard for Level 3 and Level 4 automated-driving systems. Here is what changes when the driver is no longer always responsible.