The title makes this sound like a problem, but it’s the opposite. The “major impact” is that China is implementing stronger safety regulations on battery production which will probably affect the entire e-bike market. This is a good thing.
It’s “the enemy” on Fox News, but I don’t think it’s fair to characterize the entire US this way. There are so many safety warning labels on all kinds of products, and a lot of quality enforcement. With government organizations like the FDA, EPA, FCC, OSHA and NIST, and even non-government groups like UL, the US is actually a world leader in safety standards. Many of those organizations are the model that other countries emulate.
This comment doesn’t make any sense. The organizations I’m talking about are US institutions - they set policy in the US. They don’t have power to make other nations emulate the way they work. That emulation happens because they are good models to follow.
The title makes this sound like a problem, but it’s the opposite. The “major impact” is that China is implementing stronger safety regulations on battery production which will probably affect the entire e-bike market. This is a good thing.
Regulation is always the enemy in the US.
It’s “the enemy” on Fox News, but I don’t think it’s fair to characterize the entire US this way. There are so many safety warning labels on all kinds of products, and a lot of quality enforcement. With government organizations like the FDA, EPA, FCC, OSHA and NIST, and even non-government groups like UL, the US is actually a world leader in safety standards. Many of those organizations are the model that other countries emulate.
It’s nice to see China doing something similar.
They are often emulated not because they’re good, but because they’re powerful. :(
Powerful? Most regulations in the US have slaps on the wrist for large companies when it comes to violations.
This was my intended meaning.
Ah, ok. Yeah I took it to mean the opposite based on the wording but perhaps I misread.
This comment doesn’t make any sense. The organizations I’m talking about are US institutions - they set policy in the US. They don’t have power to make other nations emulate the way they work. That emulation happens because they are good models to follow.
This is why we can’t have nice things.
You could definitely read it that way, I think they kept it ambiguous to drive clicks.
TL;DR though - Yes, this is good for micromobility in general.
I don’t always say this, but good job China!