Auto Manufacturers Incorporating National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Recommendation on Electric Vehicles

Excerpt:  “Eight electric vehicle manufacturers have incorporated an NTSB recommendation on improving their emergency response guides and incorporating vehicle-specific information for fighting high-voltage lithium-ion battery fires in electric vehicles. Honda, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Porsche, Proterra, Van Hool, Volkswagen and Volvo have successfully completed the actions asked for in the NTSB recommendation. … The recommendation was issued as a result of an NTSB safety report entitled Safety Risks to Emergency Responders from Lithium-Ion Battery Fires in Electric Vehicles. Safety Report 20/01 identified two main safety issues through an NTSB investigation: 1) The inadequacy of vehicle manufacturers’ emergency response guides; and 2) The gaps in safety standards and research related to high-voltage lithium-ion batteries involved in high-speed, high-severity crashes.”