Firefighters are always looking for information to improve their skill set. The long over due Overcoming Extrication Challenges with Boron and UHSS Guide is Here! It is a working draft. I will be adding user submitted techniques and revising the ...

I am working on adding/ updating a page that will list all the automakers and provide links to all the vehicle information currently available on this site. You can access information by automaker right now by using the labels on ...

The U.S. DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has a very informitive website for Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles. The Vehicle Technologies Program Home Page is stocked full of information, images, and links. Below is an example of what ...

Many first responders are well aware of the fact that if they encounter a Subaru vehicle in a MVA, there will be UHSS or Boron to deal with. Here is so information that Subaru made available on their website. The ...

As usual, little information on the type of steel Honda use in the Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) Body Structure. I would safety assume that any of the colored stampings have some form of Ultra-high Strength Steel (UHSS) or Boron. Also ...

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The 2010 Ford Edge has earned a Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. That would mean there is some Ultra-high Strength Steel mixed in the body structure. Check back for what type of steel is ...

With the Ford Fusion one of the best selling cars in the US. Here are a few things to think about the Fusion’s side-protection elements. Two energy absorbing foam blocks between the inner door panels and interior trim, aligned with ...

The A4 is not an aluminum car. But what’s somewhat striking is that even the top U.S. Audi executive, de Nysschen, notes the fact that there is an extensive use of ultra-high-strength steel (UHSS UHSS Ultra-High-Strength Steel ). This is ...