China Transport Research and Innovation brief week 42 2026

Opublikowano: 2026-10-18

15th Five-Year Plan & High-Speed Rail (CR450): The National Railway Administration unveiled its 15th Five-Year Plan rail science framework, finalizing commercial parameters for the CR450 EMU platform to operate at a 400 km/h commercial standard (following a world-record test speed of 453 km/h) with 10% lower mass, 22% less aerodynamic drag, and under 22 kWh/km energy consumption. The administration also introduced a new "X-series" train numbering system for rail services operating above 350 km/h.EU-China Trade Consensus & AI Export Restrictions: High-level EU-China trade consultations established a 350,000-unit annual import cap on Chinese hybrid electric vehicles alongside a reduction in China's NEV export tax...