Chinese consumer newspaper coverage (journalist lee yanking)
The electric car is a new toy
Journalists searched the electric power platform and found that there were many different brands, different prices and different types of children's electric cars being sold. Not only do toy manufacturers value children's electric cars, but even some luxury car brands have their own brands. Journalists saw shopkeepers displaying bmw's certificate of authorization to produce cars of the same type as bmw's. Tesla also authorized to make children's electric cars that are branded the same as real cars。
An online toy shopkeeper said, "in children's toys, electric cars are more profitable toys, and they sell well. Toy manufacturers are now starting to produce children's electric cars, and some luxury branded car manufacturers have joined forces with powerful toy manufacturers to launch children's electric cars with the same money. They are not just for profit, but for branding children as children.”
At the toy store on the internet, journalists saw a great deal of similarities between the design modules of these toy cars and the real ones: they were equipped with large lights, car lights, turn lights, four-wheel drive, stand-alone hangers, and so on. In the functional introduction, the functions of music, children's songs, car body shakes like a cradle, remote-controlled vehicles, etc., appear to be introducing children's toys。
In terms of prices, children's electric cars range from $4,500 to tens of thousands. As in cars in the adult world, different brands, configurations, body sizes and vehicle loads are price-related. Thermal sales are known to be concentrated between $1,000 and $2,000. The price of thousands of dollars as toys for children is not cheap, but sales can be seen in the sales of online shops. One model sells hundreds of them, some of them showing that more than 5,000 have been sold。
In the buyer's messages, many consumers say that the children are very fond, and others say that they will buy it again for family members with children。
Toys are important partners with children growing up. Children's electric cars, similar to reduced adult cars, can be used by children between the ages of 3 and 8 to drive on their own. They can also be controlled by parents via remote control, especially by children and parents. It is worth noting, however, that such toys, which appear to simulate the fun of adult driving, also pose security risks if they are not properly chosen。
3c authentication gap
Videos taken by netizens showed that a red toy car had suddenly set fire to a small area of road and that the fire was growing, and black smoke had surfaced, with many views. According to the property workers in the district, this happened on the morning of 25 february this year, when a mother came downstairs with her child to play for some reason, and the children's electric toy truck suddenly went on fire, which was followed by security guards. Children's electric toys are required to be licensed for sale by 3c, including children's electric cars, but have they been certified
Journalists have seen a large number of detailed descriptions of performances and appearances in a number of internet shops that sell children's electric cars, but have not seen a single shop where children's electric cars have been certified for safety. Upon enquiry by a journalist, one of the shopkeepers said: “equipment products should be certified by 3c, which is mandatory security certification. However, many children's electric cars are not certified in the market. Because certification is difficult, many factories design their own circuits, and they can run. And very few consumers ask about authentication, usually concerned about the length of charge and how far a charge works.”
Journalists investigated 30 consumers who had purchased children's electric cars online, of whom only 4 knew that electric toys had to be certified by 3c. And one of the four consumers indicated that although there were rules, there was no problem of certification. It is understood that, as early as 2015, the results of the survey on the current state of awareness of the safe consumption of child cars in china, published by the former general state quality inspectorate, showed that 47. 6 per cent of parents were unaware of the express requirement that “child vehicles must be certified as a compulsory product to be produced, sold, imported or used in other operations”。
The 3c certification is the basic certification for ensuring electrical safety, and the neglect by consumers and producers of the 3c certification of the children's electric vehicle has left the big toy in great danger。
It's too fast
It has been reported that a 3-year-old boy drove a toy car in the square, knocked down a 60-year-old and broke his bones at a cost of $24,000; that there were children travelling around in a toy car, injuring a woman who was dancing in the square; and that children even drove electric toy cars into the lake ... These accidents are really scary。
Since it's a toy, it's sure to keep the kids safe, the kids' electric cars should not be too fast. Journalists have observed that children's electric cars are usually split in two stages, with most of the fastest speed being 10 kilometres per hour. However, journalists have also seen children's electric cars claiming to be able to run 20 kilometres per hour in propaganda。
It is understood that the speed of 10 km per hour requires a small run for an adult to keep up, and that 5 km per hour can be followed by normal adult walking. And if it's 20 km per hour, the parents will have to run fast。
The faster speed of some children's electric cars is already a safety hazard in itself, and, worse still, the safety belts of some vehicles are decorations, making safe driving impossible. A consumer told the journalist: “i bought a child electric car to play for the kid, and the kid drove a little fast, and then he ran down the tunnel, and the kid got dumped out of the car. The car had a seat belt, but it didn't work
The remote control is universal
Journalists saw a parent with a remote control in a children's electric vehicle in the square of the district where he was living, where the children looked to the west with their own comfort. Suddenly, the vehicle got out of control and ran into the next lawn. Later, journalists discovered that several young people were playing remote-controlled models in the square near the two children, and that the remote controls in their hands could control the electric vehicle。
One of the main functions of the children's electric car is to remotely control it by remote control, but a journalist survey found that a remote control can control different vehicles。
A child electric car salesman told journalists that, with the exception of some high-end products, most of the remote controls for model cars and toy electric cars were universal. As long as the power is turned on, multiple remote-controlled toy vehicles within a 10-metre range can be controlled by a remote control. The logic of the remote control vehicle is simple: it is equipped with a remote control chip, which will work after receiving a remote control signal from the remote control, controlling the vehicle's movement and turning. Remotely piloted radio bands commonly used for toys are 27 mhz, 35 mhz, 36 mhz and 40 mhz. However, the latter band manufacturers would not normally use it for cost reasons. The remote control chip used for most low- and medium-end products is a single 27 mhz。
Journalists also carefully read the instructions for the children's electric car from the physical store and found that there was no indication that the children's electric car might be controlled by other same wave-band remotes. The journalist called the children's electric car's passenger service, and the services told the journalists that there was a real possibility of other same-band remote controls, so that every effort should be made to avoid interference with the signal of other remote-controlled toys。
The presence of children's electric cars gives children the pleasure of driving by adults, as well as an extra toy for parents. However, consumers must be careful in their selection and must not ignore any security risks. As a producer, the safety of the product is even more difficult。
Hint
Pick up the children's toy truck
First, we have a mandatory product certification system for toy-type products, which must be purchased with “ccc” certification markings for product packaging or labelling。
Second, the name of the factory, the site and contact details, the applicable age range, the security warning signs, etc. Are to be found on the overpack when selecting a child car product. Where the content is not clear or where such markings are lacking, careful selection is required。
Thirdly, attention should be paid to the composition and materials of the car fillings, and to the product safety quality certification mark. For example, there are child cars that are of substandard quality, are vulnerable to damage when used, debris parts, etc., may hurt children, and sensitive materials are used, and there are safety risks when used by children。
Fourth, the purchase is selected by looking at objects. Products with small components that may be swallowed or inhaled by children, as well as products with sharp or rough edges, are not purchased. It depends on whether the structure is solid, whether there are gaps in the finger, whether the brakes are reliable, etc. (li yanking)
