This supposed "electrocution" hazard posed by electric vehicles is an
all too common myth.
First off, commercial EVs have an inertia switch which cuts the main
contractors at the pack. You are in a wreck, the power is automatically
cut off by the inertia switch. The only component with HV is the
traction battery itself.
Second, electricity wants to flow from one terminal of the battery to
the other terminal. It is an isolated battery, rather than a grounded
"grid" system. How would a fireman insert himself into such an isolated
circuit? A grid based grounded system its pretty easy to insert
yourself, but how do you get current to flow through _you_ by simply
cutting into an EV? The blade might short two wires of opposite
polarity, but current would flow though the blade only, not the fireman.
Bill D.
On 8/20/2014 1:21 AM, brucedp5 via EV wrote:
% Simple dealer provided stickers will do (like for HOV lane access). The
law does not apply to fcvs: since when do fcvs not have high-voltages? ...
This ignorantly & badly written, and poorly implemented 'separate &
not-equal' law incorrectly labels EVs & hybrids as extraordinarily
dangerous, as if volatile chemical-fuel is not, plus puts the burden of
responder-safety on the driver at an additional cost. This issue is a
vehicle-manufacturer responsibility: to each have common locations for
high-voltage wiring, like the way fuel-tanks and fuel lines are commonly
located on ice %
http://www.abc6.com/story/26316308/new-license-plate-may-help-save-lives
New license plate may help save lives
Aug 19, 2014 By Alana Cerrone
A new license plate may help protect first responders from accidentally
electrocuting themselves during accident rescues involving electric
vehicles.
The bill signed into law by Gov. Lincoln Chafee last month requires electric
vehicle owners to have a special license plate so that first responders,
emergency crews, and even two truck drivers know it is electric.
Knowing if a vehicle is electric will help crews decide which instrument is
appropriate to use to rescue people trapped inside.
“It is not very well-known that rescue workers can get electrocuted from
using jaws of life on an electric vehicle, but when that information came to
light I wanted us to be proactive about the issue,” said Senator Edward
O'Neill, who sponsored the law.
The law applies to electric and also hybrid vehicle owners.
[© WLNE-TV 2014]
...
http://www.valleybreeze.com/2014-08-06/woonsocket-north-smithfield/state-creates-new-plates-electric-vehicles#.U-eA4mOTKHM
State creates new plates for electric vehicles
8/6/2014
...
http://insideevs.com/rhode-island-issues-special-license-plates-electric-vehicles-protect-first-responders/
... create special license plates for electric vehicles? ...
http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/28152-Are-EV-License-Plates-Dangerous-to-Occupants-of-a-Tesla
Thread: Are EV License Plates Dangerous to Occupants of a Tesla
2014-03-01
...
http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText14/SenateText14/S2120A.pdf
2014-S 2120 SUBSTITUTE A ...
'a registration plate for motor vehicles powered in whole or in part by a
storage battery.'
...
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/pressrelease/_layouts/RIL.PressRelease.ListStructure/Forms/DisplayForm.aspx?List=c8baae31-3c10-431c-8dcd-9dbbe21ce3e9&ID=10091
7/31/2014 Electric vehicle license plates will protect first responders,
rescue service workers
STATE HOUSE ... The special registration plate will apply to hybrids in
addition to electric vehicles. Senators Marc A. Cote (D-Dist. 24,
Woonsocket, North Smithfield), Paul W. Fogarty (D-Dist. 23, Glocester,
Burrillville, North Smithfield), Nicholas D. Kettle (R-Dist. 21, Coventry,
Foster, Scituate, West Greenwich) and James E. Doyle II (D-Dist. 8,
Pawtucket) cosponsored the legislation.
For more information, contact:
Brenna McCabe, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2457
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