EU legal framework for approval of motor vehicles and objectives for provisions particular to electric vehicles.

NHTSA Office of Applied Vehicle Safety Research-Crashworthiness Division presentation on research into Li-ion battery safety issues and remedies.

Presentation by NHTSA’s Office of the Chief (Legal) Counsel explaining the requirements of the US rulemaking process, especially in relation to the prospects for transposing a GTR into an FMVSS.

List of future actions resulting from the first Electric Vehicle Safety working group session.

VW perspectives on the harmonization of electric vehicle safety standards.

General Motors presentation reviewing GM’s alternative propulsion strategy, battery and electric vehicle testing, standards and harmonization, and GM recommendations for the global technical regulation.

Overview of Ford’s electric vehicle activities, in particular as related to safety.

OICA perspectives on the proposed electric vehicle safety global technical regulation.

Review of Korean electric vehicle safety research and regulatory activities.

Presentation on the history and trends in the development of the Japanese electric vehicle market and accompanying safety regulations.

Presentation on electric vehicle activities of Changan Automotive, one of China’s largest vehicle builders.

Overview of the CATARC Electric Vehicle Standardization Subcommittee, current status of electric vehicle regulations, and work on electric vehicle crash test standards in China.

German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development review of the work undertaken on ‘rechargeable energy storage systems’ (REESS) towards enhancing UN Regulation 100 on battery electric vehicles.

Presentation on the Institute for Energy and Transport of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre and its involvement with electric vehicle-related research and development.

PowerPoint presentation reviewing the OICA proposal for the structure of the draft GTR for electric vehicle safety.

Overview of NHTSA electric vehicle safety research, including cooperation with SAE, toward the establishment of test procedures to evaluate the safety performance of rechargeable energy storage systems and other electrical vehicle components and systems.

US DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy presentation on its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity monitoring program and database covering 17,000 electric vehicles in the US.

Overview of Korea Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (KMVSS) implementation of UN R100 on electric vehicle safety and plans to enhance the fire resistance test procedures.

Presentation on European Union activities in support of electric vehicle research and development, including US-EU coordination to promote ‘transatlantic’ compatibility.

Presentation on China electric vehicle market and regulatory safety policies for electric vehicles, batteries, rechargeable energy storage systems (REESS), etc.

Comparison of the scope and structure of the draft electric vehicle safety GTR as envisioned by the co-sponsors (US, EU, and Japan) and the proposal submitted by OICA.

Possible approaches for addressing rechargeable energy source (batteries, etc.) issues within the context of establishing the GTR.

Markup of the draft GTR from the second informal group session.

Action items pursuant to the 2nd EVS informal group session.