The "Action Plan for Promoting Equipment Upgrades and Facilitating Consumers' Trade-ins of Old Goods Through Enhanced Standards," jointly put forward by seven government departments, has concluded the development of all its associated standards. This initiative has resulted in the official release of 294 national standards across 13 pivotal sectors. Notably, the pivotal mandatory standard, titled "Safety Requirements for Traction Batteries in Electric Vehicles" (GB 38031 - 2025), is set to take effect from July 1, 2026, heralding a new era in battery safety for new energy vehicles.

This new standard firmly establishes "no fire, no explosion" as a non-negotiable technical objective, thereby elevating the technical benchmarks for battery structural design and thermal management systems. Furthermore, the updated national standard introduces a series of stringent tests, including bottom impact assessments and external short-circuit evaluations tailored for specific fast-charging batteries. It also refines the state-of-charge parameters for vibration testing, imposes stricter requirements on insulation resistance within AC circuits, and clarifies the criteria for determining battery types of the same model.