The new rules for electric cars or hybrid cars include protection against electric shock, high temperature, and gas, it will come out. Forty-one states adopt such legislation - the first international safety standards for electric cars.
Strict new regulations will take effect in late 2010, according to regulatory agency vehicles from the Economic Commission of the United Nations for Europe (UNECE).
While a conventional passenger car equipped with 12 volt battery, hybrid vehicles and fully electric vehicles using battery power is usually between 140 to 400 volts. Dangerous situation may occur in case of accident, during repair, or improper handling of high voltage systems in a vehicle.
The new regulations obliged all types of electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-ins, as well as hydrogen fuel cell vehicles to meet electrical safety standards, according to a statement from the office of UNECE Geneva last week.
Most European countries, Russia, the Balkans, and some Asian countries are covered by the UNECE regulation network. United States and Canada are not included in the network. However, U.S. companies intending to sell their cars in the countries in the network must comply with new regulations.
In late 2012, all new vehicles sold in the countries in this network must comply with new regulations, said Juan Ramos Garcia, the head section and Innovation Transportation Vehicles Regulations, the authority of the United Nations.
Manufacturers of vehicles owning "written approval" for products can increase their sales. Writing consent is a process that involves verification to ensure that the systems, and components of their vehicles are in accordance with the standards established.
The European Commission welcomed the new rules, saying that they facilitate the introduction of environmentally friendly cars for safety on the road, which it is expected to increase exponentially over the coming years.
Technical rules was adopted at the World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations session of March. (Epoch Times / she)
