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South Korea: New standards for EV supply equipment    South Korea has published three new standards for EV supply equipment, harmonized with international ones. These are:  KATS Public Notification No.2026-206(1 July 2026) introducing IEC TS 62196-3-1(Ed 1.0 2020-03): Plugs, socket-outlets, vehicle connectors and vehicle inlets — Conductive charging of electric vehicles — Part 3-1: Vehicle connector,...

Australia: Proposed Amendments to the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Determination 2024   Australia has announced its intention to amend the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard Determination 2024. One of the goals is to to remove ‘Exempt Vehicle’ status for vehicles with a gross vehicle mass between 3.5t and 3.855t from 1 July 2027, if the vehicle...

South Korea: Updates to Regulation on Testing and Inspection and Related Procedures for Manufactured Motor Vehicles   Korea has published an update to the Regulation on Testing and Inspection and Related Procedures for Manufactured Motor Vehicles. The test procedure has been revised to include testing of the low-temperature single-charge driving range for electric vehicles. In...

Official Interpretation Released for Mandatory EV Safety Standard GB 18384—2025 On January 7, 2026, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued an official interpretation outlining the key provisions of GB 18384—2025, Electric Vehicles Safety Requirements, a national mandatory standard scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2026. GB 18384—2025 is a revision of...

Thailand: New regulations for Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment   Thailand has published new regulations for Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment. These are: draft Ministerial Regulation that mandates electric vehicle supply equipment for mode 2 charging of electric road vehicles of categories M and N to conform to the Thai Industrial Standard TIS 62752-2567 (2024) In-Cable Control...

China: New version of the GB standard for electric vehicles (GB 18384) published for comments   China has published a new draft version of the standard for electric vehicles GB 18384. The document specifies the safety requirements and test methods for electric vehicles.  It applies to electric vehicles with an on-board drive system whose maximum...

Saudi Arabia : Updates to the Technical Regulation for Electric Vehicles Saudi Arabia has published an updated Technical Regulation for Electric Vehicles. The reason for the updates is the alignment of the provisions of the Technical Regulation with the recently issued Product Safety Law. In the Technical Regulation, among others, tech list of standards and its...

Saudi Arabia: New SASO standard for fuel economy labelling   Saudi Arabia has published a new standard SASO 2847:2017 “Fuel economy labeling requirements for new light duty vehicles.” The Standard is concerned with the fuel economy labelling requirements of all new incoming light duty vehicles (including Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Plug-in Battery Electric Vehicle...

New Zealand: Consultation Document: Supporting the uptake of Smart Electric Vehicle charging in New Zealand   New Zealand has published a Consultation Document regarding the uptake of Smart Electric Vehicle charging in New Zealand. The notified consultation document invites feedback on options to support the uptake of Smart EV chargers. It outlines draft objectives and...

China: New standard GB 38031-2025 “Safety Requirements for Power Batteries for Electric Vehicles”.   On April 3, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology officially released GB 38031-2025 “Safety Requirements for Power Batteries for Electric Vehicles”. This new regulation, known as the “strictest battery safety order in history”, will be implemented on July 1,...