Tesla Motors Club
Toyota Motor Corp. asked the U.S. auto-safety regulator for a two-year exemption from a rule governing electric cars to clear the way for the company to sell its new fuel-cell vehicle.
The rule, called FMVSS No. 305, requires carmakers to isolate high-voltage parts in electric cars in the event of a crash.
Toyota said its car instead will protect occupants and first responders from electrical shocks by insulating high-voltage cables and surrounding components such as the fuel-cell stack, motor and battery with metal barriers.
The company, which hasn't disclosed sales targets for the fuel-cell car in its media statements, said it will limit deliveries of the vehicle to 2,500 units a year.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20140630/OEM05/306309914/toyota-seeks-exemption-from-u-s-safety-rule-to-sell-fuel-cell-car
The rule, called FMVSS No. 305, requires carmakers to isolate high-voltage parts in electric cars in the event of a crash.
Toyota said its car instead will protect occupants and first responders from electrical shocks by insulating high-voltage cables and surrounding components such as the fuel-cell stack, motor and battery with metal barriers.
The company, which hasn't disclosed sales targets for the fuel-cell car in its media statements, said it will limit deliveries of the vehicle to 2,500 units a year.
http://www.autonews.com/article/20140630/OEM05/306309914/toyota-seeks-exemption-from-u-s-safety-rule-to-sell-fuel-cell-car