Meeting Emerging EV Thermal Runaway Regulations Through Material Choices

EV sales exceeded 18 million vehicles in 2024, and with more EVs on the road, their safety becomes an increasingly important topic. EV technology and battery design are also evolving rapidly, and this has posed a challenge to not just the vehicle OEMs but also regulators trying to impose effective safety standards. China was early with the GB 2020 standards, and India has implemented its AIS 156 regulation, then there are the ongoing drafts and revisions to the UN ECE standards. The general trend is towards stricter safety goals relating to EV battery thermal runaway.

 

Given the variety of battery designs, there are a plethora of material solutions in use and proposed for providing fire protection and thermal runaway propagation prevention. As the market evolves and regulations become more stringent, this will enforce greater adoption of existing and new fire protective materials within the EV battery.

 

This webinar will be based on IDTechEx's new report, "Fire Protection Materials for EV Batteries 2025-2035: Markets, Trends, and Forecasts". This report analyzes trends in battery design, safety regulations, and how these will impact fire protection materials.

 

This webinar will provide: