Battery electric vehicles will be published UL Standard Platform

Posted by admin on September 18, 2009
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 Sept. 18 (Xinhua Ruo Xi) Global Product Safety Testing and Certification, the leader of the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) announced today it will unveil its large scale batteries ASM 92P1138 , ASM 92P1140 for electric vehicles in a study of the latest platform - UL Subject 2580.
As people of the growing interest in electric cars, UL Framework introduction of this new research will help to reduce the use of people in the car electrical potential risk of fire and electricity, and enhance the overall safety of battery electric vehicles. Before the official as standard, this outline to accept a committee of global technical standards (PTS) for a full review. STP by consumer representatives, government regulators, manufacturers and other organizations with expertise, whose objective is to develop and update safety standards for efficient products.
As prices of traditional energy sources and concerns on environmental issues, it is expected that the use of electric vehicles in coming years there will be a substantial increase. In the world there are billions of dollars have been invested in the manufacture and promotion of this technology, including the U.S. recovery in 2009 and Reinvestment Act expressly nearly three billion dollars, but as a key component of a large battery scale electric vehicle in the U.S. market will be much to offer. Orville Consulting international consulting firm in the next decade, the annual Sheung hybrid electric vehicles and battery electric vehicles will reach 1000000-5000000, but at the same time, accompanied by high growth rate of a possible fire, electric shock and other security problems.
“Many factors will determine the market, use of electric vehicles, such as a large batteries cost, performance, durability and safety.” UL Global Energy Business Unit General Manager, Mr Jeff Smidt said: “UL, we have always considered safety first. through a series of safety standards have been developed requirements and the latest version of the battery safety requirements of the standard, we can help manufacturers to provide the market an electric car safer. ”
UL Subject 2580 is not mandatory, manufacturers are free to choose or do not meet all requirements of this framework in order to reduce security risks. Currently, no such large-scale test vehicle standards UL battery .

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