Against the backdrop of an increasing number of incidents with electric vehicles, including spontaneous combustion and brake system failures, China has decided to tighten control over vehicles on new energy sources. The draft control guidelines were released today by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Manufacturers of such vehicles will be required to strengthen security monitoring systems. In addition, more attention will need to be paid to quality control systems, from design and testing to validation of supply chains. As part of the proposed changes, automakers will have to organize a 24-hour incident response system. Manufacturers whose cars regularly...