Anyone living in China hoping their next EV would come with a spaceship yoke instead of an old fashioned steering wheel just got some bad news. New government safety rules mean half wheels will be ...

Having recently announced it will outlaw concealed door handles on new vehicles from 2027, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) also plans to prohibit aircraft-style, ...

Chinese regulators have drafted a new safety standard that could see ‘yoke’ style steering wheels banned on future vehicles. In a bid to reduce injuries caused by irregularly shaped wheels, or those ...

Flush-style door handles and yoke-style steering wheels – both popularized by Tesla – are set to be banned in China starting in January 2027. China will ban yoke-style steering wheels effective ...

MIIT’s draft safety standard could effectively end the use of yokes in new cars in China from 2027. Yokes may fail mandated rim impact-test points because key sections of the rim don’t exist.

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A new safety standard draft requires rim impact test points yokes don’t have. MIIT’s draft safety standard could effectively end the use of yokes in new cars in China from 2027. Yokes may fail ...

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China is set to ban jet fighter-style ‘yoke’ steering wheels like the ones found in the Tesla Model S Plaid and Lexus RZ as part of a raft of new safety rules, which also prohibit other car design ...