China’s Ministry of Public Security has drafted controversial new safety standards that would force all passenger vehicles to default to a slower 5-second sprint from zero to 62 mph. Don’t forget, this is the same China that’s been churning out rockets on wheels (with four doors, no less), now thinking that maybe its EVs have gotten a little too quick.
This comes at a curious time, considering Chinese automakers like Xiaomi have built their entire marketing campaigns around jaw-dropping acceleration figures. When an electric family sedan can embarrass a supercar at the lights, regulators are right to have safety concerns about putting that kind of power in just anyone’s hands.
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