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      "definition": "China’s 2006 automotive-industry standard for lithium-ion batteries in electric vehicles, written around 3.6 V cells and modules built from them, with performance tests and abuse tests such as overcharge, short circuit, heating and crush. It is now listed as obsolete; traction batteries in China are tested to national standards such as GB 38031.",
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