Foreign media: China is considering implementing mandatory in-car air quality regulations


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2020-12-25

According to Reuters, sources say China is considering mandatory in-car air quality regulations to protect drivers' health. This may increase costs for automakers importing cars from countries without similar regulations.

According to Reuters, sources say China is considering mandatory in-car air quality regulations to protect drivers' health. This may increase costs for automakers importing vehicles from countries without similar regulations into China.

Sources indicate that if China, the world's largest auto market, introduces new in-car air quality standards, automotive interior suppliers will need to adjust their products to meet the new requirements.

Reportedly, under the new regulations, new cars will be required to pass in-car environmental tests after the doors have been closed for several hours. Three unnamed sources said regulators will test levels of pollutants such as formaldehyde and benzene.

Officials also want to test in-car electromagnetic radiation levels, mainly due to the increased use of electronic devices in electric and gasoline vehicles. Some consumers have expressed concerns about the radiation from these devices, but an official from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said last year that this radiation does not harm human health.

In 2011, China's environmental quality supervision agency released the "Passenger Car Air Quality Guidelines," but these standards were only advisory and not mandatory.


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