Establishing rules for electric bicycles in many places, parking and riding will become a thing of the past
Make riding more convenient and safer (deep reading)
Our reporter Peng Xunwen
“People’s Daily Overseas Edition” (version 05 on August 30, 2021)
Beijing’s over-standard electric bicycles (hereinafter referred to as “electric bicycles”) are eliminated and the countdown begins. Shenzhen traffic police punishes drivers of electric bicycles who do not wear helmets. Shanghai legislation prohibits the charging of electric vehicles on the fly line. Hainan confirms that electric vehicles are driven electronically. Management…In recent times, many places have passed legislation, promulgated regulations, strengthened supervision, etc. to set rules for the standardized development of the electric vehicle industry.
In recent years, electric vehicles have become one of the main transportation modes for residents due to their convenience, environmental protection, and economy. According to the statistics of the China Bicycle Association, in recent years, the annual sales of electric vehicles in China have exceeded 30 million, and the social ownership has approached 300 million. The rapid development of electric vehicles has also brought pressure on traffic order and public safety.
In order to regulate the development of the electric vehicle industry, the national “E-bike Safety Technical Specification” (hereinafter referred to as the “new national standard”) was formally implemented in 2019. So, how effective is the implementation of the “new national standard”? The reporter conducted relevant interviews.
Standardize the management of electric vehicles from four aspects
At about 10:30 am on August 9th, there were busy traffic at Yannan Road, Shennan Avenue, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. Although it is not the peak delivery period, there have been more electric vehicles for food delivery and express delivery, and most drivers wear safety helmets. On this day, Shenzhen traffic police rectified violations of electric vehicle drivers who did not wear helmets in the city.
Policeman Xu Jiansheng of Futian Traffic Police Brigade and his colleagues watched the traffic flow closely at the intersection. At this time, a takeaway boy who was driving an electric car and not wearing a helmet was stopped. “According to the regulations, you will be fined 200 yuan.” Xu Jiansheng informed the salesman of the violation and issued a fine on the spot. This is the first fine issued by Shenzhen traffic police for the behavior of electric bicycle owners not wearing helmets since the “Shenzhen Electric Bicycle Management Regulations (Trial)” came into effect on August 1.
In recent times, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hebei, Hainan, Hunan, Guangzhou, Chengdu and other places have adopted measures such as legislation, promulgation of regulations, and special actions for centralized rectification to strengthen the standardized management of electric vehicles. In summary, these regulatory measures mainly involve 4 aspects:
The first is to regulate the parking and charging of electric vehicles. The regulations of Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and other places focus on the combination of decongestion and congestion. In addition to prohibiting electric vehicles from parking in corridors of residential communities, and not to pull electric wires and sockets for charging, governments at all levels, enterprises, institutions, and residential communities are also required to increase parking spaces. And investment in the construction of charging facilities. Many places have also made regulations on the parking and charging of Internet leased electric vehicles, and proposed the use of modern information technology to regulate parking.
The second is to prohibit illegal modification of parts such as motors and batteries. Illegal modification is one of the important reasons for the fire and explosion of electric bicycles. Shenzhen, Shanghai, Hunan and other places stipulate that it is forbidden to install or modify power devices such as motors and batteries after sales of electric vehicles; or to replace power devices such as motors and batteries that do not meet national standards. According to Shanghai regulations, offenders will be fined 2,000 yuan up to 20,000 yuan. Some places also make regulations on the recycling and management of waste batteries for electric vehicles.
The third is that will be punished for riding willful on the road. For unlicensed road behaviors, Shenzhen stipulates that for driving electric vehicles in restricted or prohibited areas and time periods, the vehicle will be detained and a fine of 2,000 yuan will be imposed; for those who are fined more than 5 times within a year, the illegal behavior information will be recorded in the personal credit levy. Letter system. For electric vehicles, Hainan, Guangdong and other places stipulate that an adult can only carry one person in a car, and minors under 6 years old should use safety seats; minors over 16 years old must not carry people when driving electric bicycles. .
The fourth is to implement transitional management of exceeding standard electric vehicles. Hainan, Jiangsu Wuxi, Guangzhou and other places have implemented 3-5 years of transitional management for exceeding standard electric vehicles, and then banned them from being on the road. According to the transition period for exceeding standard electric vehicles announced earlier by various places, more than 10 cities such as Tianjin and Beijing will expire this year. Taking into account factors such as epidemic prevention and control, Tianjin, Foshan and other places have extended the transition period by one year.
After the transition period, scrapping or replacing a compliant new car has become the two options for owners of over-standard electric vehicles. The transition period stipulated by Beijing will end on October 31 this year. Starting in July, many electric car stores have started to trade in over-standard electric vehicles, and some communities have also launched recycling activities for used electric vehicles. Shanghai Jiaxing also clearly implements subsidized recycling of over-standard electric vehicles. The maximum price for recycling without batteries is 100 yuan per vehicle, and the maximum price for recycling with batteries is 260 yuan per vehicle.
Regarding the management of electric three-wheeled and four-wheeled vehicles, many places have stipulated that the sale of illegal vehicles is prohibited, and the transitional period management of the stock of illegal vehicles will be developed in the direction of licensing, compliance, cataloging, and right of way in the future.
Experts said that since the implementation of the “new national standard”, the management of the electric vehicle industry has become more standardized, and willful riding will become a thing of the past. At the same time, the purpose of supervision is to solve the safety problems of electric vehicles, promote the healthy development of the electric vehicle industry, and guide cyclists to use electric vehicles in a more reasonable and standardized manner.
Preventing fires and reducing accidents are important reasons for strengthening supervision
Recently, in a high-rise residential district in Fengtai District, Beijing, an electric car parked at the entrance of the corridor attracted the attention of the fire protection supervisor of the district fire rescue detachment.
On August 1, the “Regulations on Fire Safety Management of High-Rise Civil Buildings” formulated by the Ministry of Emergency Management was officially implemented. It is forbidden to park or charge electric vehicles in public halls, evacuation walkways, stairwells, and safety exits of high-rise civil buildings. Individuals who violate the regulations A fine of 500 yuan to 1,000 yuan will be imposed, and a fine of 2,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan will be imposed on the offending unit. In order to achieve the warning effect, the supervisor imposed a fine of 3,000 yuan on the offending property and 1,000 yuan on the offending individual. This is the first illegal parking ticket issued by Beijing, and local governments have also illegally stopped electric vehicles in accordance with the law.
One of the main reasons for strengthening the supervision of illegal parking of electric vehicles is to prevent fires. According to the information released by the Fire and Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management in July this year, there have been 6,462 electric bicycle fire accidents nationwide this year. Electrical failure and spontaneous combustion are the main reasons, accounting for 62.1% and 23.5 of the total number of electric bicycle fires, respectively. %.
“Common electric vehicle fires in life are mostly caused by the battery’s thermal runaway.” Xiao Bing, director of the Central Research Institute of Emma Technology Group, said that there are currently some secondary recycling and refurbished electric vehicle batteries on the market, which are prone to accidents. happen. Overloading of vehicles, illegal modification of the controller, illegal modification of large and small-capacity lead-acid batteries into small and large-capacity lithium batteries can also easily lead to “thermal runaway” in the battery. In addition, illegal behaviors such as “flying wire” charging, indoor charging, and random parking of electric vehicles in corridors can also easily cause fires.
The frequent occurrence of traffic accidents is another reason for strengthening supervision. Due to some car owners not wearing helmets, speeding, retrograde and other reasons, in recent years, electric vehicle drivers have been involved in traffic accidents and the proportion of casualties has accounted for nearly 70% of non-motorized vehicle casualties. Statistics show that 74.8% of deaths in traffic accidents are due to head injury.
The helmet is the last barrier to protect the safety of electric vehicle owners in traffic accidents. The Ministry of Public Security began to carry out “One Helmet and One Belt” security operations across the country in June last year. As of March this year, the wearing rate of safety helmets for electric vehicles and motorcycles in 36 cities exceeded 50%; another set of data shows that the death rate of traffic accidents for electric vehicles, motorcycles, and car drivers nationwide last year dropped by more than 10% year-on-year. In Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, the “Regulations on the Management of Electric Bicycles in Jiangsu Province” implemented in July last year stipulated that helmets were mandatory to wear. At present, the helmet-wearing rate of electric vehicle owners in Nanjing is more than 90%, and deaths due to head injuries occurred in traffic accidents. The number of people dropped by 7.7% year-on-year.
Work together to solve the difficulties faced by the people in electric vehicles travel
“Now you can park your car downstairs for charging, and the price is cheap. Everyone doesn’t push your car upstairs.” A few days ago, Mr. Sun, who lives in Shijinhua Hutong, Jingshan Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, found that there were more convenient carports in the community. Smart charging cabinet, the charging cabinet can scan the code to change the battery, in the carport, you can swipe the card to charge, park, and can also cut off the power regularly. “Community staff specially teach us to use it. Now the elderly in the community can do it.”
In Shenzhen, Xiao Li, a delivery worker, has become accustomed to using Xiaoha’s switch cabinet. Every time you scan the QR code with your mobile phone, you can replace a fully charged battery with a dead battery. “I have calculated that the monthly replacement of electricity is very cost-effective, and it is much more convenient and safer.” In addition, the Xiaoha Energy Station for charging and replacing household electric vehicles in the community has been piloted in Shanghai in July. At present, the Xiaoha battery exchange under the Haro travel platform has covered more than 200 cities across the country, with hundreds of thousands of battery exchanges per day.
Nowadays, under the promotion of new technologies such as 5G, the development of electric vehicles is accelerating the transformation and upgrading of digitalization and intelligent connection. “Technological innovation should be used to allow car owners to quickly and easily understand the true condition of the vehicle.” Haro Travel CEO Li Kaizhu said, Haro Travel has jointly developed a safer electric vehicle battery, equipped with an intelligent management system, and 24-hour monitoring. Battery safety: At the same time, using the Internet of Vehicles technology, it will automatically detect the battery, motor, tire pressure and other information every time it is turned on, making the vehicle safer and smarter. In his view, all parties should work together to further standardize the production, sales, use, and charging of electric vehicles, so as to effectively solve the practical difficulties faced by the people in the travel of electric vehicles.
Electric vehicles run red lights, go retrograde, and compete with motor vehicles for roads…an objective factor of these phenomena is: the lack of rights of way for non-motor vehicles such as electric vehicles.
In the first half of this year, many electric car owners discovered that the Second Ring Road in Beijing has undergone a lot of humane changes: the width of non-motorized lanes has generally increased from 2 meters to more than 3 meters, and there is a “left turn green light” exclusively for cyclists, and there are also A new type of “bicycle priority” sign…Data provided by the Branch Information Office of the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau shows that after the pilot “left turn signal”, the waiting time for non-motorized traffic lights has been shortened by 14%, and the efficiency of non-motorized vehicle traffic has been significantly improved.
“With the continuous improvement of the urban slow traffic system, cycling is becoming an important way for urban residents to travel daily.” Yang Xinmiao, deputy director of the Transportation Research Institute of Tsinghua University, has participated in the upgrade and transformation of Beijing’s second ring road slow system. In recent years Has been committed to green transportation research. He introduced that in recent years, various localities have been accelerating the construction of slow traffic systems, such as the gradual implementation of the “Urban Wind Wheel” plan in Beijing, and the proposal to build bicycle lanes in Foshan, Guangdong. In his view, cycling is likely to be an effective way to solve urban traffic congestion.
During the research process, Yang Xinmiao has been looking for a green travel tool that reduces the speed of the car and is lighter. He found that a power-assisted bicycle with a motor, a battery as an auxiliary power source, and no electric drive, can realize the integration of human riding and motor-assisted driving, which can provide people with new choices for green travel.
“This kind of bike walks only when people step on the pedals, and the battery only provides assistance when climbing hills or headwinds; when the bike speed exceeds 25 kilometers per hour, it cuts off the power and rides completely by humans.” Yang Xinmiao said, this The assistance provided by the bicycle is great. An adult can use the freight-assisted vehicle to carry two or three hundred kilograms of goods. “Chinese companies already have the ability to produce such bicycles. The products are exported to Europe and the United States, and they can be promoted in the country in the future.”
Experts said that in order for people to choose more bicycles, electric bicycles or assisted bicycles to travel in the city, safe vehicles, harmonious road environments, and mature maintenance systems are needed, all of which require comprehensive improvements in urban related systems. Nowadays, the management of the electric vehicle industry is gradually standardized, and the road of riding is widening, which is a good start.
Regulations on the management of electric bicycles in some places
－ “Shenzhen Regulations on the Management of Electric Bicycles (Trial)”
Effective on August 1, 2021
Key points:
●Registration system for electric bicycles
●If the electric bicycle driver or passenger does not wear a safety helmet, the municipal public security traffic management department shall order him to make corrections and impose a fine of 200 yuan on the driver
●If driving an electric bicycle violates road traffic safety laws, regulations and these regulations within one year, and is fined more than 5 times, the municipal public security traffic management department will notify the credit bureau of the electric bicycle driver’s illegal road traffic safety behavior information and enter the personal credit Credit Information System
－ Beijing “Work Plan for Eliminating the Recycling and Disposal of Electric Bicycles Exceeding Standards”
Issued on July 26, 2021
Key points:
●Relevant departments organize electric bicycle sales companies, dealers, and stores to adopt the method of repurchasing and selling compliant new cars at discounted prices to carry out vehicle replacement
●Improve the vehicle recycling mechanism and strictly organize the dismantling and scrapping
●The public security traffic management department will detain and punish the electric bicycles that exceed the standard on the road after the transition period ends on October 31, 2021.
－ “Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Safety Management of Non-motorized Vehicles”
Effective from May 1, 2021
Key points:
●For electric bicycles used for online delivery activities such as express delivery and takeaway, the public security organs shall issue special license plates
●The municipal housing and urban-rural construction management department shall, in conjunction with relevant departments, organize the formulation of standards for the construction of supporting facilities for non-motorized vehicle parking places and charging facilities in residential communities in this city
●If electric bicycles are parked or charged illegally in the indoor area of crowded places, the fire rescue agency shall order corrections on the crowded places and impose a fine of 1,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of 20,000 yuan but less than 50,000 yuan shall be imposed
－ “Measures for the Management of Electric Bicycles in Hunan Province”
Effective on March 1, 2021
Key points:
●No unit or individual is allowed to assemble electric bicycles, or modify power devices such as electric bicycle motors and storage batteries, or repair or replace electric motors and storage batteries that do not meet mandatory national standards; do not modify the speed devices of electric bicycles so that the maximum speed per hour exceeds the mandatory National standard; in addition to the installation of child safety seats, it is not allowed to install awnings, carriages, seats and other devices that change the shape and structure and affect driving safety
●Encourage owners of electric bicycles to take out third-party liability insurance and personal accident insurance for drivers and passengers.Encourage commercial insurance companies to provide preferential treatment and convenience for owners of electric bicycles
－ “Several Provisions on Road Traffic Safety in Tianjin”
Effective from January 1, 2021
Key points:
●When driving an electric bicycle on the road, the driver and passengers should wear safety helmets
●Those who drive bicycles or electric bicycles under the age of 18 are not allowed to carry people; those who have reached the age of 18 driving bicycles or electric bicycles can carry a minor under the age of 12 in a fixed seat
●Electric bicycles and wheelchairs for the disabled must be registered by the public security organs and installed with a number plate before they can drive on the road
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