__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SAETechnicalStandardsBoardRulesprovidethat:“ThisreportispublishedbySAEtoadvancethestateoftechnicalandengineeringsciences.Theuseofthisreportisentirelyvoluntary,anditsapplicabilityandsuitabilityforanyparticularuse,includinganypatentinfringementarisingtherefrom,isthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.”SAEreviewseachtechnicalreportatleasteveryfiveyearsatwhichtimeitmaybereaffirmed,revised,orcancelled.SAEinvitesyourwrittencommentsandsuggestions.Copyright©2010SAEInternationalAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystemortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofSAE.TOPLACEADOCUMENTORDER:Tel:877-606-7323(insideUSAandCanada)Tel:724-776-4970(outsideUSA)Fax:724-776-0790Email:CustomerService@sae.orgSAEWEBADDRESS:://(R)GuidelinesforElectricVehicleSafetyRATIONALEThisdocumentwasgeneratedtoprovidevehiclesafetycriteriaforElectricVehicles.ItwastheintenttoincludeHybridvehiclesfortheirHighVoltage(HV)systemsbutwenowhaveadditionalvariationsofHybridElectric(HEV),Plug-InHybridElectric(PHEV),FuelCell(FCV)andPlug-InFuelCell(PFCV)designstomentionafew.ThearchitectureandthesizeandchemistryofEVsHVsource,hasalsosignificantlychangedsincethisdocumentwasissuedduetonewertechnologiesandpackaging,andalternativeHighVoltagesourcessuchasUltraCaps,etchavebeenincludedindesigns.Thisdocumentisbeingupdatedtoincludethesevariationsandadditions.FOREWORDVehiclesafetyisanimportantdesignelementforalltypesofvehiclesdesignedforuseonpublicstreets,roadways,andhighways.Vehiclesproducedwithliquidfuelshavealonghistoryofcreatingappropriatesafetycountermeasures.Withtheonsetofnewelectricpropulsionandchargingsystems,proposedforlargescaleproduction,newsafetydesignparameterswillneedtobeprovidedtovehicledevelopers.ThisSAEInformationReportisanattempttoformalizealistofimportantsafetyitemsforvehicledevelopers.Automotivemanufacturers,insurancecompanies,therepairindustry,andfirstrespondersgroupswillneedtoworktogethertoupdatethisdocumentasmoredatabecomesavailable.TABLEOFCONTENTS1.�SCOPE..........................................................................................................................................................3�1.1�Purpose.........................................................................................................................................................3�1.2�FieldofApplication........................................................................................................................................3�2.�REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................................3�2.1�ApplicableDocuments..................................................................................................................................3�2.1.1�SAEPublications...........................................................................................................................................3�2.1.2�ANSI/IEEEPublications................................................................................................................................4�2.1.3�FMVSSPublication.......................................................................................................................................4�2.1.4�IECPublications............................................................................................................................................4�2.1.5�ISOPublication.............................................................................................................................................4�2.1.6�ULPublications.............................................................................................................................................5�2.1.7�OtherPublications.........................................................................................................................................5�2.2�RelatedPublications.....................................................................................................................................5�2.2.1�SAEPublications...........................................................................................................................................5�2.2.2�CISPRPublications.......................................................................................................................................7�2.2.3�ISOPublications............................................................................................................................................7�2.2.4