FMVSS 571.305
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Part 571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards - Title 49 Transportation - Section 305 - Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electric Shock Protection |
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This standard specifies requirements for limitation of electrolyte spillage, retention of propulsion batteries during a crash, and electrical isolation of the chassis from the high voltage system, to be met by vehicles that use electricity as propulsion power. The purpose of this standard is to reduce deaths and injuries during a crash, which occur because of electrolyte spillage from propulsion batteries, intrusion of propulsion battery system components into the occupant compartment, and electrical shock. |
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2004
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