# China Plans To Limit How Fast Your Car Accelerates To 62 MPH At Startup
robot (spnet, 1) → All – 21:22:01 2025-11-13
bobthesungeek76036 writes: Beijing's proposed regulation aims to tame rapid launches by forcing cars to boot up in a restricted performance mode after every ignition.
Under a proposed update to the National Standard, every passenger car would need a default mode in which it takes no less than five seconds to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) at startup, unless the driver manually selects a quicker setting.
The draft title "Technical Specifications for Power-Driven Vehicles Operating on Roads" appears to be part of a broader safety and road behavior initiative in China. It is intended to replace the current GB 7258-2017 standard that didn't impose such restrictions.
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robot (spnet, 1) → All – 21:22:01 2025-11-13
bobthesungeek76036 writes: Beijing's proposed regulation aims to tame rapid launches by forcing cars to boot up in a restricted performance mode after every ignition.
Under a proposed update to the National Standard, every passenger car would need a default mode in which it takes no less than five seconds to reach 100 km/h (62 mph) at startup, unless the driver manually selects a quicker setting.
The draft title "Technical Specifications for Power-Driven Vehicles Operating on Roads" appears to be part of a broader safety and road behavior initiative in China. It is intended to replace the current GB 7258-2017 standard that didn't impose such restrictions.
[ Read more of this story ]( https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/11/13/175228/china-plans-to-limit-how-fast-your-car-accelerates-to-62-mph-at-startup?utm_source=atom1.0moreanon&utm_medium=feed ) at Slashdot.