I wonder if done of this overreaction is coming from materials from the manufacturers themselves.
Look at some of the dismantling instructions from Nissan for the Leaf: http://elvsolutions.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/2013-Nissan-LEAF-DG.pdf I have a first responders app on my phone that also warns not to cut various places due to potential hazard. People really need to place these things in context, or you get overreaction by regulators. That behind said, I'm still not seeing anything in the bill that requires anything. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 21, 2014, at 1:24 AM, Bill Dube via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 tha _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
