Materials fire safety challenges and solutions

Materials fire safety challenges and solutions

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...
Developments in fire standards for emobility

Developments in fire standards for emobility

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...
Fire risks of road vehicles and medical consequences

Fire risks of road vehicles and medical consequences

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%...
Specific fire safety challenges of electric vehicles

Specific fire safety challenges of electric vehicles

David Qi, RadiciGroup High Performance Polymers Laurent Tribut, Schneider Electric Significant new fire safety challenges posed by electric vehicles: High voltages, risk of electrostatic accumulation Increasing use of plastics in vehicles, to reduce weight and because...
E-vehicles bring new risks into buildings

E-vehicles bring new risks into buildings

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...