Draft text with comments as of 3 September 2016.

Revised working draft text for the thermal runaway propagation test procedure with comments responding to items raised from the previous version.

Draft proposal for electric vehicle requirements with regard to providing the driver with safety-related warnings (e.g. low battery indication, system malfunction, thermal event).

Identical to document EVS-11-27.

“Thermal Runaway and Propagation in Li Ion Batteries”

Water tests for the power inlet are not required in GTR draft. During the 4th EVS meeting, it was agreed that the power inlet is one part of the vehicle and that the vehicle level waterproof requirement is sufficient.

Revision 6 of the electric vehicle safety GTR project plan of the informal working group on Electric Vehicle Safety.

Marked up version of document EVSTF-08-40 showing JRC comments and questions on the draft text.

Presentation of research on various REESS configurations and proposal for test and performance criteria. Korea proposes configurations for the heat, penetration (nail), and overcharge initiation methods. In addition, Korea proposes a thermal runaway definition as the condition where the cell temperature rise rate ≥ 20°C/min and would limit the maximum cell temperature to ≥ 200°C Initiation method.

OICA presentation on the proposed thermal propagation initiation methods (nail, heat, and overcharge) and concerns over the objectivity of the testing in terms of producing quantitative, comparable outcomes. OICA argues that the three proposed initiation methods are not equivalent and that overcharge should be removed. In addition, OICA could like to see a thermal runaway definition applicable to cathode or anode configurations and proposes changing the definition (detection criteria) of thermal runaway to temperature-increase rates of greater than 1.25°C/sec (75°C/min) or lower.

OICA comments on the status of the discussions and proposed test procedure as of 13 June 2016.

Update version of document EVTS-08-60 on battery management system functionality.

US proposal taking into account and responding to comments received from JRC (22 April 2016) and OICA (17 May 2016)

Korea comments on the OICA proposal in document EVSTF-08-14 for an LPG fire test method.

Korea comments on the documents EVSTF-08-13 and 14 concerning the draft text on fire resistance (EVSTF-08-01).

Korea comments in response to Japan’s document EVSTF-08-07 on the draft text for evaluating fire resistance of electric vehicle power systems (document EVS-08-01).