Tag Archives: EV

Like anything else, supply and demand. The F-150 Lightning EV Truck is hard to find at a dealer, but that doesn't mean you will not see these vehicles on the road.

Body Structure/EV Battery Enclosure The new 2023 Audi Q8 e-tron has an integrated crash structure within the enclosure of the lithium-ion battery. The rocker panels are also engineered to help protect the HV battery. The battery housing has sophisticated, strong ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Road Safety Report states that traffic crashes result in the deaths of approximately 1.3 million people around the world each year and leave between 20 and 50 million people with non-fatal injuries. Mercedes-Benz has always been at the forefront of safety in the auto industry and many of its features trickle down into all vehicles across manufacturers.

The image below is from the Emergency Response Guides 2022-23 electric pickup truck, the R1T.

The Tesla Model 3 utilizes a good amount of ultra-high strength steel in the body structure.

The biggest difference between the gas Spark and the Spark EV from a crash POV would be the battery pack. The battery pack in the Spark is not

The Honda Emergency Response Guide for the 2014 Acura RLX Hybrid Electric Vehicle provides a good amount of information for dealing with this vehicle during an extrication or vehicle accident.

Here's another EV Vehicle with the HV battery in the floor. The BMW i3.

Ok.... here are two fire training courses plus a Rescue Guide from the NFPA.

Here’s another look at the 2014 Cadillac ELR body structure.  The 2014 Cadillac ELR was cover in a previous post here and the Emergency Response Guide is located here.