National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
18 May 2012 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Rulemaking and the GTR (NHTSA) EVS-01-03 2012-05-18 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. NHTSA
18 May 2012 Li-ion Rechargeable Energy Storage System Safety Research Programs (NHTSA) EVS-01-04 2012-05-18 NHTSA Office of Applied Vehicle Safety Research-Crashworthiness Division presentation on research into Li-ion battery safety issues and remedies. NHTSA
24 Oct 2012 Li-ion Based Rechargeable Energy Storage System Safety Research Programs (NHTSA) EVS-02-09 2012-10-24 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. NHTSA
8 Apr 2013 Comments on Protective Barrier Option for Post-Crash Electrical Safety (NHTSA) EVS-03-04 2013-04-08 NHTSA
8 Apr 2013 NHTSA comments on the OICA draft Electric Vehicle Safety GTR (NHTSA) EVS-03-05 2013-04-08 NHTSA
23 Apr 2013 EVS-GTR: NHTSA Research update (NHTSA) EVS-03-18 2013-04-23 NHTSA
18 Nov 2014 Status Update on NHTSA’s Lithium-ion based RESS Safety Research Programs (NHTSA) EVS-06-21 2014-11-18 NHTSA
29 Jan 2015 NHTSA draft BMS failure test mode report (NHTSA) EVS-06-33 2015-01-29 "BMS Failure Mode Test Report: DC Charging Interface: Test Procedure, Test Report and Graphs"--Excerpt from the DRAFT Test Procedures developed by NHTSA provided as a contribution to the work on electric vehicle safety GTR provisions. NHTSA
29 Jan 2015 NHTSA draft RESS isolation stress test procedures and report (NHTSA) EVS-06-34 2015-01-29 Excerpt from the DRAFT Test Procedures developed by NHTSA provided as a contribution to the work on electric vehicle safety GTR provisions. NHTSA
29 Jan 2015 NHTSA draft Single Cell Thermal Runaway Initiation (SCTRI) test prodedure and report (NHTSA) EVS-06-35 2015-01-29 Excerpt from the DRAFT Test Procedures developed by NHTSA and provided as a contribution to the work on electric vehicle safety GTR provisions. NHTSA
29 Jan 2015 NHTSA draft Vibration and Thermal Cycling Test procedures and report (NHTSA) EVS-06-37 2015-01-29 Excerpt from the DRAFT Test Procedures developed by NHTSA and provided as a contribution to the work on electric vehicle safety GTR provisions. NHTSA
6 Jun 2015 Presentation on US proposal to address electric vehicle thermal propagation risks (NHTSA) EVS-08-13 2015-06-06 NHTSA
6 Jun 2015 US proposal on electric vehicle shock/vibration/thermal cycling (NHTSA) EVS-08-15 2015-06-06 NHTSA
6 Jun 2015 NHTSA presentation on electric vehicle safety (NHTSA) EVS-08-18 2015-06-06 NHTSA
6 Jun 2015 US proposal on electric vehicle battery management system in-use functionality (NHTSA) EVS-08-19 2015-06-06 NHTSA
6 Jun 2015 Presentation on US electric vehicle safety research (NHTSA) EVS-08-25 2015-06-06 NHTSA
29 Sep 2015 US comments on the draft electric vehicle safety GTR state of charge proposal (NHTSA) EVS-09-21 2015-09-29 US comments on the draft GTR text as presented in document EVS-08-07. NHTSA
16 Jun 2016 Lithium-ion Battery Safety: NHTSA Research Update (NHTSA) EVS-11-18 2016-06-16 NHTSA
25 Sep 2017 Li-ion Battery Safety: NHTSA Research Update GTR (Sept 2017) (NHTSA) EVS-14-24/A02 2017-09-25 NHTSA
24 Jan 2018 EVS action item 04: EV field events (NHTSA) EVS-15-31/A01 2018-01-24 Brief NHTSA update on US data-collection and analysis activities regarding electric vehicle safety. NHTSA
25 Oct 2019 DC and AC Charging Safety Evaluation Procedure Development, Validation, and Assessment (NHTSA) EVS-19-K01 2019-10-25 NHTSA
25 Oct 2019 Ford Safety Performance of Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (NHTSA) EVS-19-K02 2019-10-25 NHTSA
25 Oct 2019 Determination of Battery Stability With Advanced Diagnostics (NHTSA) EVS-19-K03 2019-10-25 NHTSA
25 Oct 2019 Safety Performance of Rechargeable Energy Storage Systems (NHTSA) EVS-19-K04 2019-10-25 NHTSA
25 Oct 2019 System-Level RESS Safety and Protection Test Procedure Development, Validation, and Assessment–Final Report (NHTSA) EVS-19-K05 2019-10-25 NHTSA
13 Jan 2021 Transposition of GTR 20 into US national legislation (USA and NHTSA) EVS-20-D05 2021-01-13 Includes review of NHTSA EV safety investigations and research activities. USA NHTSA
30 Jun 2020 Electric Vehicle Stranded Energy Assessment: Techniques and Tools (NHTSA) EVS-20-K01 2020-06-30 NHTSA-sponsored project to research, develop, document, and demonstrate REESS assessment and discharge procedures with enabling technology and architecture requirements (if needed), including device concepts, which may be commonly integrated into REESS designs for the safe management, removal, and handling of stranded energy of an inoperative REESS. NHTSA
30 Jun 2020 Battery State of Health and Stability Diagnostic Tool Set Development (NHTSA) EVS-20-K02 2020-06-30 NHTSA
30 Jun 2020 Li-Ion Battery Propagation Trigger Technique Development/ Igniter Development (NHTSA) EVS-20-K03 2020-06-30 NHTSA
8 Apr 2021 Evaluation of GTR No. 20 Test Procedures (NHTSA and MGA) EVS-21-E6OI-0100 2021-04-08 NHTSA MGA
19 Oct 2021 Integration & Demonstration of EV Battery Failure Diagnostics (NHTSA) EVS-22-E1TP-0700 2021-10-19 NHTSA
15 Oct 2021 Li-Ion Battery Pack Immersion Exploratory Investigation (NHTSA) EVS-22-E4WI-0300 2021-10-15 NHTSA
7 May 2021 Electric Vehicle GTR No. 20 Test Development, Validation, and Assessment (NHTSA) EVS-22-K01 2021-05-07 This report outlines draft test procedures developed under the transposition of GTR 20 and results of in-use testing on the 2019 Chevrolet Bolt. NHTSA
10 Aug 2021 Li-Ion Battery Pack Immersion Exploratory Investigation (NHTSA) EVS-22-K03 2021-08-10 NHTSA
29 Nov 2022 GTR 20: Single-Cell Thermal Runaway and Propagation due to Internal Short-Circuit (NHTSA) EVS-25-E1TP-0600 2022-11-29 NHTSA
29 Nov 2022 GTR 20: Li-Ion Battery Pack Water Immersion Exploratory Investigation (NHTSA) EVS-25-E4WI-0300 2022-11-29 NHTSA
29 Nov 2022 GTR 20: Summary of Vehicle Level BMS Tests on Commercially Available Vehicles (NHTSA) EVS-25-E5OI-0200 2022-11-29 NHTSA
10 Aug 2022 GTR 20: Test Report-2020 Telsa Model 3 Standard Range 4-Door Sedan (NHTSA) EVS-25-K01 2022-08-10 NHTSA
10 Aug 2022 GTR 20: Test Report-2020 Nissan Leaf S Plus (62 kWh Battery) 5-Door Hatchback (NHTSA) EVS-25-K02 2022-08-10 NHTSA
10 Aug 2022 GTR 20: Test Development, Validation, and Assessment report (NHTSA) EVS-25-K03 2022-08-10 NHTSA
9 Jun 2016 EVS Task Force 5 (Thermal propagation): NHTSA comments on thermal propagation proposal (NHTSA) EVSTF-08-43 2016-06-09 NHTSA
13 Jun 2016 EVS Task Force 4 (REESS in-use test protocol): US proposal on battery management system functionality as of 10 June 2016 (USA and NHTSA) EVSTF-08-60 2016-06-13 US proposal taking into account and responding to comments received from JRC (22 April 2016) and OICA (17 May 2016) USA NHTSA
24 Aug 2016 EVS Task Force 5 (Thermal propagation): NHTSA comments on the draft thermal propagation test procedure under the EV safety GTR as of 18 August 2016 (NHTSA) EVSTF-09-05-TF5-04 2016-08-24 NHTSA
16 Nov 2011 Proposal to establish work groups on electric vehicle safety and environmental requirements (NHTSA, EC, MLIT, and US EPA) WP.29-155-38 2011-11-16 NHTSA EC MLIT US EPA
18 Nov 2011 NHTSA research program on Lithium-ion rechargeable energy storage systems (NHTSA) WP.29-155-43 2011-11-18 NHTSA