China to boost development of all-weather EV batteries

China will roll out measures to improve electric vehicle (EV) battery's performance amid low temperatures, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said on Tuesday.

Huang Libin, spokesperson of the MIIT and director general of the Performance Inspection and Coordination Bureau of the MIIT, speaks at the press conference in Beijing on Jan. 26, 2021. [Photo by Liu Jian/China SCIO]

The ministry will urge carmakers, battery producers and research institutes to seek technological breakthroughs, and speed up development and industrialization of all-weather car batteries, said Huang Libin, spokesperson for the ministry, at a press conference.

Efforts will also be made in standardizing related technologies, Huang said, adding that carmakers should provide better after-sales services.

These moves are in response to the recent complaints from some EV owners about battery capacity loss and shrinking driving ranges in cold weather.

Strong cold waves have swept across north China this winter, resulting in dramatic temperature drops.