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Like conventionally fueled vehicles, hybrid-electric vehicles are required to meet all applicable [http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/FMVSS/index.html Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS)] | |||
Additionally, they must meet FMVSS 305, Electric Powered Vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electric shock protection. This standard specifies limits for electrolyte spillage, battery retention, and post-crash electrical isolation of the chassis from the high voltage system in vehicles that use electricity as propulsion power. | |||
Revision as of 15:42, 6 July 2006
Like conventionally fueled vehicles, hybrid-electric vehicles are required to meet all applicable Federal motor vehicle safety standards (FMVSS)
Additionally, they must meet FMVSS 305, Electric Powered Vehicles: electrolyte spillage and electric shock protection. This standard specifies limits for electrolyte spillage, battery retention, and post-crash electrical isolation of the chassis from the high voltage system in vehicles that use electricity as propulsion power.
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