De NHTSA en IIHS crashtesten kort uitgelegd: (er zijn duidelijke verschillen)
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/...igid%20barrier.
Of de batterij en andere electrische delen (kans op kortsluiting en dus ook brand) voldoende beveiligd en afgeschermd zijn worden daar alvast getest.
Weetje: bij de Chevrolet Volt juni 2011 liepen deze testen niet goed af, volgende testen in
november 2011 al helemaal niet goed... : (aja de Volt is een plug-in-hybride...)
Citaat:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-i...fire_incidents
Plug-in electric vehicle fire incidents
NHTSA research of fire risk
In August 2012, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) decided to begin a US$ 8.75 million study of whether lithium-ion batteries in plug-electric vehicles pose a potential fire hazard. The research looked at whether the high-voltage batteries can cause fires when they are being charged and when the vehicles are involved in an accident.[19] The research was initiated to evaluate the fire risk 400-volt lithium ion batteries pose. General Motors assisted the NHTSA researchers, and the study was issued in October 2017. The report concluded, "...ignition of flammable electrolytic solvents used in Li-ion battery systems are anticipated to be somewhat comparable to or perhaps slightly less than those for gasoline or diesel vehicular fuels."(p. 11-2)[1]
Electric vehicle incidents
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Chevrolet Volt
As a result of a crash-tested Chevrolet Volt that caught fire in June 2011 three weeks after the testing, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) issued a statement saying that the agency does not believe the Volt or other electric vehicles are at a greater risk of fire than gasoline-powered vehicles. They added: "In fact, all vehicles –both electric and gasoline-powered – have some risk of fire in the event of a serious crash."[25][26] The NHTSA announced in November 2011 that it was working with all automakers to develop post-crash procedures to keep occupants of electric vehicles and emergency personnel who respond to crash scenes safe.
In further testing of the Volt's batteries carried out by NHTSA in November 2011, two of the three tests resulted in thermal events, including fire. Therefore, the NHTSA opened a formal safety defect investigation on November 25, 2011, to examine the potential risks involved from intrusion damage to the battery in the Chevrolet Volt.[27][28][29]
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