As part of NLR’s extensive work to improve battery safety, the Flatirons Campus recently hosted a battery energy storage system response training for local emergency responders. Photo by Joe DelNero, National Laboratory of the Rockies .
Battery failures can escalate quickly: Heat accumulates, materials break down, and gases ignite in a chain reaction known as thermal runaway. Such events are rare thanks to carefully applied safeguards in material design and battery management systems. Still, continued research is needed to anticipate how new battery materials behave, understand … [continued]
Hongqi announced that its newest flagship electric vehicles, the E-H7 sedan and E-HS7 SUV, have both secured the maximum 5-star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). This achievement builds upon the safety record of the brand, whose larger E-HS9 model had previously earned the same … [continued]
As we’ve covered for years, electric vehicles inherently bring some safety advantages to the table. Their lower center of gravity from having batteries at their base is especially helpful to prevent rollover accidents, which are particularly dangerous. Also, not needing a large engine in the front of the car, electric … [continued]
I was surprised the other day to see that Tesla drivers were more likely to be in fatal car crashes than drivers of any other auto brand. The results are based on US data, but there is no way to split out the numbers to know what caused the fatal … [continued]
Should student drivers learn to drive on an EV? Should there be a special EV licence, like the manual and automatic categories? Thanks to my neighbour Ken for supplying the L and P plates in the picture below. When I was a student driver (many decades ago), you passed your … [continued]
As we’ve covered for years, electric vehicles have innate safety advantages, and it’s also easier to design them for higher levels of safety in multiple ways. I could go on, but we have a fresh new report just on this topic — The EV Safety Advantage. Apparently, it already needs … [continued]
It’s highly ironic — electric vehicles are much safer than gasoline-powered vehicles, yet there’s constant media coverage hyping up the opposite idea (that electric vehicles are not safe). Thus, there’s great public concern over the safety of electric vehicles (EVs), especially their batteries. While there are some issues to be … [continued]
As the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) explores a potential speed limiter mandate for medium and heavy-duty commercial trucks, another government agency is joining the call for similar speed-governing technology on new cars. Is that something we should get behind? Safety First, Fuel Economy Second? The most recent National … [continued]
Five years ago, we published The EV Safety Advantage report. There are several aspects of an EV powertrain that allow electric vehicles to be much safer than their “comparable” fossil-powered vehicles. From a low center of gravity with a “skateboard” battery pack to larger crumple zones to less risk of … [continued]
Be sure to mark your calendar for November 9, 2022, for the big reveal of the Volvo EX90. The special event will be live-streamed in central Stockholm at 14:00 UK time (15:00 CET). The Volvo EX90 is the first of a new generation of fully electric and software-defined vehicles which … [continued]
