CPCA secretary-general Cui Dongshu said at a monthly analysis meeting the trend toward larger new-energy vehicles is "extremely bad," wastes resources, and is not checked by the current fiscal and tax framework. He noted petrol automakers historically restrained large SUVs via displacement taxes — cars above 2.5L faced a 25% levy — while new-energy vehicles currently receive uniform tax treatment regardless of curb weight or power, which fails to curb upsizing and excessive power. He proposed es

CPCA secretary-general Cui Dongshu said at a monthly analysis meeting the trend toward larger new-energy vehicles is "extremely bad," wastes resources, and is not checked by the current fiscal and tax framework. He noted petrol automakers historically restrained large SUVs via displacement taxes — cars above 2.5L faced a 25% levy — while new-energy vehicles currently receive uniform tax treatment regardless of curb weight or power, which fails to curb upsizing and excessive power. He proposed establishing an economy-car standard to encourage ordinary consumer purchases and using tax and energy-consumption measures to guide and limit vehicle upscaling.