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After CCTV's "March 15" evening named a number of offline dealers of two-wheeled electric vehicles to provide speed limit decoding services, many businesses on Taobao and pinduoduo still sold decoders, controllers and other related speed limit equipment.

As early as April 15, 2019, the implementation of the "Electric Bicycle Safety Technical Specification" (hereinafter referred to as the "new national standard") stipulates that the speed limit of electric bicycles should meet two requirements: when driving with the electric drive function, the maximum speed does not exceed the maximum designed speed and does not exceed 25km / h; when driving with the electric assist function, the speed exceeds 25km / h and the motor does not provide power output.

The "March 15" party of CCTV in 2022 revealed that many offline dealers of electric bicycles, such as Xinri, Lvyuan, Golden Arrow and Tailing, can lift the speed limit through "decoders" and increase the actual speed to 35 to 40km per hour.

But today, fast electric bicycles can still be seen in the streets, both new and old vehicles. This is also where Mr. Li is confused. Two months ago, he bought an Yadi electric bike, which shows a top speed of 25km. However, when he is driving at the top speed, he will still be overtaken by many vehicles. "it is easier to lift the speed limit." He said it drove him to lift the speed limit.

It wasn't long before he overheard a colleague sharing a shortcut in his office. "I bought equipment in a store on Taobao, with tutorials, and it is easy to operate. The speed limit can be lifted for 60 yuan, and the maximum speed can be raised to 40km."

Under strong supervision, many offline stores in Beijing no longer support the lifting of the speed limit for two-wheeled electric vehicles, but why can e-commerce platforms still provide equipment to lift the speed limit without difference? Sina Science and Technology learned that in other cities, you can even go directly to the store to lift the speed limit after the completion of the license.

Is the 25km too slow? It takes less than 60 yuan to remove Sina Technology's authorized stores in Yadi, Green Energy, knife, Xinri and other brands and found that since the roll call of CCTV's "March 15" party in 2022, many stores no longer offer services such as lifting the speed limit and increasing battery life for two-wheeled electric vehicles.

Although many people repeatedly asked before the purchase that they would place an order payment immediately if the speed limit could be lifted, the staff of an Yadi store in the Asian Games Village explicitly refused, "We really can no longer lift the speed limit and lay down the rules." and occasionally people come to check. " Of course, most of these consumers will eventually choose to place orders.

After the landing of the boots of the new national standard, China's two-wheeled electric vehicle market has experienced a period of fluctuation. According to iResearch's White Paper on China's two-wheeled Electric vehicle Industry in 2022, China's cumulative sales of two-wheeled electric vehicles reached 41 million in 2021, up from 36.8 million in 2019, but down from 47.6 million in 2020.

IResearch estimates that the cumulative sales of two-wheeled electric vehicles in China will reach 45 million in 2022, an increase of 9.8% over the same period last year, which is also the third fastest growth rate in the past decade. The market is picking up obviously.

However, in the process of the overall market recovery, the problems are also gradually exposed. CCTV's "March 15" party in 2022 revealed that many offline dealers of electric bicycles, such as Xinri, Lvyuan, Golden Arrow and Tailing, can lift the speed limit through "decoders" and increase the actual speed to 35 to 40km per hour.

After the exposure of CCTV's "March 15" party, a number of two-wheeled electric car manufacturers began to strengthen the management of offline stores and dealers. A salesperson at the knife store also told Sina Technology that starting from April this year, many stores in Beijing no longer offer the service of lifting the speed limit. "in the past, this was part of the store revenue because the speed of the 25km was really not enough." He said.

Prior to this, the store provides a lift speed limit service, the price is between 50 yuan and 200 yuan, the actual price is affected by motor power, brand, controller and so on. He also mentioned that when the market is good in summer, a larger store can rely on this service to earn 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a month. "naturally, the groups with the greatest demand are takeout workers, distributors, and so on, and there are also many consumers who ride on a daily basis."

However, the fact that offline stores no longer offer this service does not mean closing the door to learn about the speed limit except for two-wheeled electric cars.

Xiao Zhang, a Beijing commuter who lives about 20km from her office, still has about an hour's commute at the top speed and the time spent waiting for traffic lights on the road. "in fact, it's not much faster than taking the subway, and you won't be squeezed at most."

She tried her best to shorten the commuting time as much as possible. "later, I also asked my good friends back home to see how they lifted the speed limit when they rode electric bikes. Because it was very difficult to find stores in Beijing to do this, they asked me to go to Taobao to buy the corresponding equipment."

After a search, Xiao Zhang found that there are a large number of shops providing corresponding equipment on platforms such as Taobao and Xianyu. She randomly chose a store, and when consulting customer service, the other party first asked for the motor power of her vehicle. Xiao Zhang was soon recommended a "sine wave brushless motor controller" with a price of 168 yuan, which is suitable for Yadi and Emma electric cars with 48V-72V voltage.

The customer service also told her that the top speed could be raised to 35-40km after the change, but the change would destroy functions such as constant speed cruise, P gear, speeding tone and so on. The other party also sent her a video tutorial, but the video lasted more than 8 minutes, and Xiao Zhang felt very complicated after watching it.

She consulted another store that mainly sells motorcycle cushions and was recommended by customer service for a speed limit decoder for vehicles with NFC function. "if your vehicle has a NFC card, you can buy a decode card for 58 yuan, which can lift the speed limit or restore it." The customer service told her that the scheme did not need to change the motor of the vehicle, but decoded the speed limit of the vehicle through the NFC function, raising the speed to 30-45km per hour.

The customer service also assured her in the conversation that the decoder could also be used in Beijing and would be fully refunded if the decoding was unsuccessful.

After weighing and comparing, she still placed an order to buy the controller, which sells for 168 yuan. After arrival, she took the controller to the car store to install, but was refused by the store maintenance staff, and was told that "if you install this controller, including batteries, motors and other key components, will not be able to enjoy warranty."

However, at her repeated request, the maintenance staff told her that she could go to a third-party maintenance store for installation. After the installation, Xiao Zhang found that the original tone also disappeared. It is clearly stipulated in the new national standard that when the driving speed reaches 15km / h, the prompt tone will be issued continuously.

Sina Technology found that in addition to Taobao, pinduoduo and other platforms also sell products such as speed limit decoders and speed limit controllers for two-wheeled electric vehicles, and most of these stores use electric motorcycle cushions and accessories as decoders and controllers as cover.

Who is to blame for causing a car accident after lifting the speed limit? Nanning, the capital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, is a well-known "tram capital" in the country. There are many videos about Nanning electric cars on Douyin, Weibo and other social platforms, and the photographers are all focused on the crowded trolley army on the rush hour.

According to statistics from relevant departments in Nanning, as of June 13 this year, the number of electric bicycles in Nanning exceeded 3.38 million. Mr. Zeng, who has lived in Nanning for a long time, told Sina Science and Technology that there are a large number of electric cars in Nanning, but there are very few electric cars within the speed limit. "many people immediately drive to the store to decode and lift the speed limit in Nanning, whether it is a sales store or a roadside car repair shop."

Mr. Zeng believes that the speed of electric vehicles is too fast, which is one of the inducing factors that electric vehicle owners often encounter traffic accidents. This view was also shared by Mr. Zhou, a claims adjuster of an insurance company, who told Sina Technology that if he was on the scene to deal with 10 traffic accidents, nearly half of the parties would be electric car owners.

"generally speaking, after the speed limit is lifted, many car owners will think that they have a speed advantage and are most likely to have traffic accidents in such cases as grabbing the green light before pressing the red light, overtaking in the driveway, and turning left and right, because the speed is too fast. However, electric car owners lack protective measures and are often the most seriously injured or even life-threatening." He said.

An electric car dealer told Sina Technology that now he has asked his store to reject all requests to lift the speed limit, and even if he cannot sell the car, he will not agree to the request of the customer. it is not even possible to provide technical services when customers have the relevant equipment.

The dealer said that if the store provides this service, consumers will be fined if they are caught by law enforcement officers that the speed of the vehicle exceeds the 25km per hour and breaks the speed limit, which varies from city to city. Stores that provide related services will also be punished. "they will be fined at least 20,000 yuan, and in serious cases, they will be closed for rectification." He said.

For those electric car owners who have lifted the speed limit, if the other party involved in a traffic accident finds that the speed of the electric vehicle exceeds the 25km, he can lodge a complaint with the law enforcement agency. if it is found through technical means that the speed limit of the electric vehicle has been lifted and the speed of the vehicle does exceed the 25km at the time of the accident, then the electric vehicle is mainly responsible for all the losses of the parties involved in the accident.

"I will not only advise every consumer not to lift the speed limit, but also appeal to every business not to provide similar services." He said.

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