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China Transport Research and Innovation brief week 1 & 2


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  • Mandatory regulatory "hard-stops" introduced in the 15th Five-Year Plan, such as fuel efficiency caps and compulsory dangerous goods standards, are designed to forcibly phase out legacy diesel vehicles,.
  • CATL has operationalized a 1,250-kilometer "swapping-only" corridor for heavy trucks, allowing modular battery replacement in under five minutes to optimize the deadweight-to-payload ratio,.
  • ZTO Express has deployed 400 L3 autonomous heavy-duty trucks to address labor shortages and reduce fuel consumption, shifting autonomous technology from a pilot phase to a standard procurement specification,.
  • Aggressive domestic mandates are expected to create a surplus of non-compliant diesel assets, likely leading to a flood of low-cost, second-hand ICE trucks in global secondary markets like Southeast Asia and Africa.
  • Data sovereignty and local V2X standards serve as new trade barriers, requiring global players to adhere to strict data localization and design vehicles specifically for swappable modularity.
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