Press release
Source: Volvo
Volvo is currently conducting advanced analysis and research to ensure any future electric powered cars meet the extremely high safety standards Volvo imposes on all its cars products irrespective of car type, fuel or power source. Advanced monitoring of battery status and by enclosing the battery and protecting it effectively in a collision, results in a comprehensive safety package.
Volvo has theoretically identified all the electric-related safety scenarios in the stages before, during and after a collision. After careful study of these scenarios, the company's engineers will create solutions for handling each and every situation identified, guaranteeing that all future electric cars fully match Volvo's renowned safety standards in every respect.
Work on electrification is naturally being approached with a great deal of open-mindedness. Everything from the way the cars are produced, used and serviced to the way they are recycled is analysed thoroughly and the information obtained is used to shape the development of the final production car.
Comprehensive testing under way
Volvo's safety tests take place in several different stages. First at component level, then for whole systems and finally the complete car is safety-tested, both virtually on computers, and physically in Volvo's technically advanced crash-test centre.
Volvo is using its unique know-how from actual traffic conditions when carrying out detailed testing and verification. Furthermore, the company bases its entire test regime on the general requirements and protocols of the industry's safety institutes.
Preparation for every phase of the accident sequence
When Volvo analyses safety scenarios on the basis of actual traffic situations, the engineers use a model that illustrates the sequence of events in a real-life road accident. The whole process is divided into five phases: from the normal driving situation to after the accident has occurred. Based on these five phases, Volvo develops new safety solutions and improves existing ones.
This approach covers the entire sequence from giving the driver optimal preconditions for safe driving, for instance by providing excellent comfort and stability-enhancement functions, to systems that alert the driver or automatically step in to avoid a collision. And if a collision is unavoidable, Volvo's cars offer highly-advanced impact protection as well as solutions that assist both the driver and the emergency rescue services after the accident has occurred.
Source: Volvo
Volvo is currently conducting advanced analysis and research to ensure any future electric powered cars meet the extremely high safety standards Volvo imposes on all its cars products irrespective of car type, fuel or power source. Advanced monitoring of battery status and by enclosing the battery and protecting it effectively in a collision, results in a comprehensive safety package.
Volvo has theoretically identified all the electric-related safety scenarios in the stages before, during and after a collision. After careful study of these scenarios, the company's engineers will create solutions for handling each and every situation identified, guaranteeing that all future electric cars fully match Volvo's renowned safety standards in every respect.
Work on electrification is naturally being approached with a great deal of open-mindedness. Everything from the way the cars are produced, used and serviced to the way they are recycled is analysed thoroughly and the information obtained is used to shape the development of the final production car.
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Comprehensive testing under way
Volvo's safety tests take place in several different stages. First at component level, then for whole systems and finally the complete car is safety-tested, both virtually on computers, and physically in Volvo's technically advanced crash-test centre.
Volvo is using its unique know-how from actual traffic conditions when carrying out detailed testing and verification. Furthermore, the company bases its entire test regime on the general requirements and protocols of the industry's safety institutes.
Preparation for every phase of the accident sequence
When Volvo analyses safety scenarios on the basis of actual traffic situations, the engineers use a model that illustrates the sequence of events in a real-life road accident. The whole process is divided into five phases: from the normal driving situation to after the accident has occurred. Based on these five phases, Volvo develops new safety solutions and improves existing ones.
This approach covers the entire sequence from giving the driver optimal preconditions for safe driving, for instance by providing excellent comfort and stability-enhancement functions, to systems that alert the driver or automatically step in to avoid a collision. And if a collision is unavoidable, Volvo's cars offer highly-advanced impact protection as well as solutions that assist both the driver and the emergency rescue services after the accident has occurred.