World Forum for the Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations | Session 169 | 21-24 Jun 2016
Geneva
Agenda Item 17.9.
Draft UN GTR on Electric Vehicle Safety (EVS)

126. The representative from the United States of America reported on the activities of the IWG on developing the UN GTR for Electric Vehicle Safety. He stated that the IWG would submit a draft UN GTR as an informal document for the December 2016 session of the GRSP. He also informed AC.3 that the IWG had met last week (13-17 June 2016, Washington, D.C.), and had made good progress in finalizing Phase 1, however, some technical issues remained. He announced that if the IWG could not reach consensus on these issues, guidance would be requested from AC.3. He clarified that the remaining technical issues were development of the water exposure test, propagation test, and the Battery Management System (BMS) functionality tests at the vehicle level.