Crashworthiness Tests on Two Electric Vehicles
780157
02/01/1978
- Event
- Content
- Crashworthiness aspects of two electric vehicles were evaluated in a modest test program. One vehicle was subjected to low-speed pendulum and barrier tests and static rollover. A second vehicle was subjected to a dynamic rollover using the procedure specified in FMVSS 208. Potential safety problems were exposed, and are addressed in the paper.
- Pages
- 16
- Citation
- Enserink, B., Hackney, J., and MacLaughlin, T., "Crashworthiness Tests on Two Electric Vehicles," SAE Technical Paper 780157, 1978, https://doi.org/10.4271/780157.