Franz Janson, TE Connectivity TE Connectivity has been developing and supplying connectivity and sensing products for over 75 years, including for transport systems and vehicles, industry and communications installations and equipment. Electric vehicles imply an...
Thomas Wagner, UL As Business Manager Automotive at UL (Underwriters Laboratories), Thomas Wagner outlined new standards available or under development to ensure the fire safety of electric cars. Testing is component based, and most parts in e-vehicles are the same as...
Paul Otxoterena, RiSE Fire contributes to road accident deaths: around 5% of road fatalities in Sweden involve vehicle fires, with cause of death attributable only to fire in one third of cases. In the USA, over 30 road vehicle fires per hour are reported. Around 12%...
Dieter Brants, Hulpverleningszone Oost The fire load of electric vehicles with batteries and the heat release rate in fire are similar to that of conventional vehicles with fuel. However, the Flanders fire safety organisation (Hulpverleningszone Oost) is concerned...
Nearly forty companies are now offering PIN FRs on ChemSec’s Marketplace for safer alternatives. The environmental NGO ChemSec’s Marketplace which enables companies to advertise chemicals with positive environment and health profiles, which aim to substitute...
