USA: New FMVSS for hydrogen vehicles
Two new FMVSS for hydrogen vehicles were proposed in the USA.
A federal notice proposed to establish two new Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) specifying performance requirements for all motor vehicles that use hydrogen as a fuel source. The proposed standards are based on Global Technical Regulation (GTR) No. 13. FMVSS No. 307, ‘‘Fuel system integrity of hydrogen vehicles,’’ which would specify requirements for the integrity of the fuel system in hydrogen vehicles during normal vehicle operations and after crashes. FMVSS No. 308, ‘‘Compressed hydrogen storage system integrity,’’ would specify requirements for the compressed hydrogen storage system to ensure the safe storage of hydrogen onboard vehicles. The two proposed standards would reduce deaths and injuries that could occur as a result of fires due to hydrogen fuel leakages and/ or explosion of the hydrogen storage system.
To find out more about automotive regulations in USA, please contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research directly.