Abstract: The electrical safety is more important in electrical vehicle crash compared with that of normal
vehicles, because an electrical vehicle has high voltage in the power cycle. This paper analyzes electrical
vehicle crash standards and regulations and investigates the crash test process. The difference between an
electrical vehicle and a normal car was analyzed using the dummy head and thorax injury data and car body
acceleration data, whose sources are the frontal and side impact test data by a laboratory at China Automotive
Technology and Research Center, CATARC. Some suggestions were proposed in the establishment of China’s
electrical vehicle crash standards and regulations. Electrical safety matters needing attention in the crash test
were also suggested which is valuable for the establishment of the regulation and passive safety design.

Key words: electrical vehicle, electrical safety, crash test, regulations