Draft scope, objectives, and rules of procedure for the EVS working group as submitted for the May 2012 session of the Working Party on Passive Safety.

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.

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

Presentation on Netherlands conclusions concering optimal head restraint height specifications.

Submission by the secretary of the informal group on the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety to correct editorial errors in and improve the clarity of the draft GTR.

Presentation concerning work on vehicle headrest height provisions in the GTR 7 test procedures, especially considering taller occupants.

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.

Report of the technical evaluation group working on harmonization of the BioRID rear impact dummy in relation to enhancements to GTR 7 on head restraints.

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

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.

Draft minutes from the first Electric Vehicle Safety informal working group session as submitted to the 51st session of the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP)

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

VW perspectives on the harmonization of electric vehicle safety standards.

Review of Korean electric vehicle safety research and regulatory activities.

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

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

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.

Update on the development of a draft proposal to amend the UN GTR No. 9 – Phase 2 on pedestrian safety by introducing the flexible pedestrian legform impactor (FlexPLI) as a single harmonized test tool in order to enhance the level of of protection for lower legs of pedestrians.

Corrected draft scope, objectives, and rules of procedure for the EVS working group as submitted for the May 2012 session of the Working Party on Passive Safety.

Revised EC submission (from document GRSP-51-10) intended to raise awareness of certain concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Revision, integrating Netherlands and OICA input, of the EC submission intended to raise awareness of concerns over clarity and implications of proposed amendments related to the measuring points of the headform and lower legform test procedures and to ensure full support among Contracting Parties.

Corrected draft minutes from the first Electric Vehicle Safety informal working group session as submitted to the 51st session of the Working Party on Passive Safety (GRSP).