As of April 2024, the retail penetration rate of new energy passenger vehicles reached 50.39%, surpassing traditional fuel vehicles for the first time. In May, the insurance penetration rate for new energy vehicles at the retail level also broke through 50% for the first time, once again surpassing traditional fuel vehicles. The new energy vehicle market is entering a period of explosive growth, and the corresponding new energy vehicle inspection industry is simultaneously entering public awareness.

How to promote the healthy and orderly development of the new energy vehicle inspection industry in this new phase of development, and ensure the safe operation of in-use new energy vehicles and intelligent connected vehicles, concerns not only the safety of every car owner but also directly affects the overall safety and environmental standards of road traffic in our country.

Policy Leadership, Industry Focus

Currently, according to national laws, new energy vehicles are classified as motor vehicles and must undergo annual inspections as stipulated by the Regulation on the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China. Thus, new energy vehicles and fuel vehicles follow the same inspection policies.

However, compared to traditional fuel vehicles, new energy vehicles include additional components such as power batteries, motors, and electronic controls, which lack established testing methods and standardized equipment. With the rapid increase in the new energy vehicle ownership, consumer calls for the safety of electric vehicle use have intensified. At the same time, insurance companies have been under significant pressure in the new energy vehicle insurance business and have continuously called for annual inspections of the EIC system of existing new energy vehicles. The need for safety performance testing of the EIC system of new energy vehicles is urgent.

On August 23, 2024, the Code of Practice for New Energy Vehicles Safety Operation Inspection (hereinafter referred to as the Code) was successfully released after drafting, soliciting opinions, review, and approval, co-drafted by the Traffic Management Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security and several research organizations including Duolun Technology. It is scheduled to be officially implemented starting March 1, 2025.

National Public Service Platform for Standards Information

The much-anticipated Code proposes inspection regulations for new energy vehicle power batteries, drive motors, electronic control systems, and electrical safety from a quantitative technical inspection perspective, introducing new equipment such as charging safety inspection devices, automotive chassis dynamometers, and OBD reading devices into the testing methods. Its official implementation will fill a gap in this field.

Cutting-Edge Research, Active Exploration

As the vice-chair unit of the Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection Technology Working Group of the China Road Safety Association, Duolun Technology, along with its subsidiary J-Blue Tech, collaborated with the Traffic Management Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security and other standard committee members. They participated in the Ministry of Science and Technology's national key R&D plan— "Research and Application Validation of the Operational Safety Inspection Technology System and Platform for New Energy Vehicles", and the major national project— "Research on Operational Safety Performance Inspection Technology and Equipment for New Energy Vehicles", both of which successfully passed national acceptance. During this period, the company completed offline verification work at 31 vehicle inspection stations, 6 vehicle management offices, and 5 4S stores based on these two national projects.

In 2024, J-Blue Tech, a subsidiary of Duolun Technology, made significant contributions by successfully passing the first batch of tests by the Traffic Management Research Institute of the Ministry of Public Security with three sets of new energy vehicle inspection equipment developed through project research: safety regulation testing equipment, power battery and whole vehicle safety testing equipment, and onboard diagnostic equipment, thus making a significant contribution to creating a "China Solution" for proactive online warning and offline hazard elimination" vehicle operational safety inspection.

Building Systems, Industry Development

As Duolun Technology's Chairman Zhang Anqiang said at the China EV100 Forum, "The annual inspection of new energy vehicles, as an important link in the ecological chain, is a crucial means of ensuring vehicle safety."

As a leading company in road traffic safety, Duolun Technology has been actively exploring three areas: nationwide brand chain operations, integrated business models of "PV, storage, charge and inspection", cutting-edge research on new energy vehicle safety testing technology and equipment, and professional training in the new energy vehicle aftermarket.

 Zhang Anqiang, Chairman of Duolun Technology

The implementation of this policy is a high affirmation and recognition of the company's scientific and innovative R&D, industrial collaboration, and market innovation in the new energy vehicle aftermarket.

In the future, Duolun Technology will continue to accelerate breakthroughs in key core technologies in the new energy vehicle inspection field, adopt an open and co-creative posture to jointly build and share with the industry, continue to carry out equipment R&D and common technology innovation iteration with ecosystem partners, build a high-quality new energy vehicle inspection system, and jointly promote the prosperous development of the new energy vehicle industry.