Hong Kong to ban new EVs with only electronic door handles

Hong Kong is set to ban electric vehicles (EVs) equipped solely with electronic door handles, as authorities seek to align with mainland China’s decision to mandate physical manual releases on all new cars from 2027 to mitigate safety hazards.Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Wednesday that the government was closely monitoring the latest technical breakthroughs and regulatory shifts on the mainland and abroad to ensure local road users were protected by up-to-date safeguards.Responding to an inquiry from Ben Chan Hang-pan, chairman of the Legislative Council’s transport panel, the minister highlighted a new mandatory national standard published by the mainland that the city was considering adopting.