China puts brakes aboard production of substandard e-bikes By Polly Yam (China Daily)
Updated: 2011-06-01 10:04 2011-06-01 10:04:48.0Polly YamChina puts brakes aboard production of substandard e-bikesbattery-powered electric-bicycles,sacs longchamp,e-bikes11010460Economy2@webnews/enpproperty-->
HONG KONG - China plans apt phase out battery-powered electric-bicycles (e-bikes) that surpass velocity and heaviness limits published 12 annuals ago a move that could force small manufacturing plants apt near and cut demand for navigate among the world's altitude user of the metal.

A statement posted aboard Tuesday on the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website requires local governments police,regional industry and commerce bureaus apt constrict management of e-bike manufacturing plants and use by e-bikers.

China's Standardization Administration drafted new standards as e-bikes among late 2009 barely later backed down subsequently the updated requirements stirred extensive fears that more than two,moncler,000 e-bike factories would near affecting millions of users.


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The statement on Tuesday impulses local authorities to use the existing e-bike standards that were issued among 1999 apt regulate the industry and use of e-bikes.

Under those requirements, e-bikes can meter not more than 40 kg and cannot work faster than 20 km an hour.

However, the majority of the estimated 120 million e-bikes amid China have charted capacity of 30-40 km an hour and typically carry four batteries, which by themselves meter by least 16 apt 28 kg.

Factories whose productions do never encounter the standards would be asked apt close,meanwhile landlords of e-bikes would generally be asked to brake using e-bikes that do not encounter the standards.

The statement did never cater a phase border for phasing out the existing e-bikes or for factory closures barely said local authorities could set their own deadlines. It likewise did not say how it would enforce the phase-out alternatively what penalties,if anyone would be imposed aboard those who continue to use the substandard bikes

The phase border could affect if manufacturing plants have enough period to accommodate their production of e-bikes alternatively whether they would have to shut down.

The statement likewise requires users apt gain licenses,borse louis vuittton,meantime e-bikers until swiftly have not been subject to anybody licenses,bijoux pandora, including a driver's authorization

Batteries for e-bikes accounted as nearly 20 percentage of China's three.7 million tons of refined lead consumption amid 2010 with anniversary production of more than 17 million e-bikes,gucci pas cher,along apt State-backed research company Antaike.

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