Electric Vehicle Safety Resources

This page serves as a resource page for student teams competing in Formula SAE Electric regarding safety items of storing, traveling and working with high voltage. Resources may be property of SAE International. Resources may also be intellectual property of another source found using the internet.

SAE Standards (Student teams participating in current year competition can access these standards on SAE Mobilus)

• SAE J3235 – Best Practices for Storage of Lithium-ion Batteries
• SAE J2950 – Recommended Practices for Shipping Transport and Handling of Automotive-Type Battery System – Lithium Ion
• SAE J2990 – Hybrid and EV First and Second Responder Recommended Practice

Website Resources
Battery Electric Vehicle First Responder Training developed by GM
Cirba Solutions - Battery Recycling
Electric Vehicle (EV) Battery Safe Handling and Storage - Suppliers Partnership for the Environment (SP)
Lithium Battery Safety - US Department of Transportation (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)