On March 19th, 2025, a Chinese EV, the Dongfeng Voyah 007, crashed in Yunnan, China.
The car caught fire almost instantly, doors jammed, and bystanders had to smash windows to rescue passengers.
Three in the back seats survived, but the front passenger didnโt.
Chinaโs Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on Monday that from Januaryโฏ1,โฏ2027, all new cars sold in China must have exterior and interior door handles with a mechanical release.