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What the new mandatory standards change
On 1 July 2026, GB 18384-2025 (EV Safety) and GB 38031-2025 (Traction-Battery Safety) took effect as compulsory national standards, dubbed the 'strictest-ever' pair. Battery safety moved from 'alert 5 minutes before thermal runaway' to 'no fire, no blast within 2 hours of runaway, with fumes not harming occupants'—the floor changed from 'time to flee' to 'must not ignite'.
Why charging gear must comply too
New tests add bottom-impact and post-fast-charge-cycle short-circuit (300 fast cycles then short, still no fire/blast); a physical one-touch cut-off—one action severs the high-voltage loop—replaces software-only disconnect. The companion GB 44263-2024 is charging's first compulsory standard: live temperature monitoring at the connector and high-voltage discharge within 1 second before disconnect.
Safety you can feel at the stall
Community shelters' charging gear must also meet this line. Dongdian Huichong's new and replaced Yantai shelters use CCC-certified, standards-compliant equipment, carrying 'traceable safety' from the vehicle standard down to every stall for an extra hard safeguard in daily charging.