High speed test tracks, and extreme temperatures: Ensuring safety in an electric bus

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 04:22:02 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://thedriven.io/2025/09/09/high-speed-test-tracks-and-extreme-temperatures-ensuring-safety-in-an-electric-bus/>

"One of the highlights of my recent trip to Yutong’s factory and testing
grounds in Zhengzhou, China was hurtling around their high speed test track at
80-90km/h in an electric bus.

There were a few shakes and rattles, plus something beeping as we flew around
the steepest part of the track, but I felt completely safe and confident inside
that bus.

Even if the bus were to somehow lose control and crash into a barrier, I was
reassured by the promise we’d have 2 hours to escape from the bus before any
potential battery fires entered the passenger compartment, as I’ll explain
below."

Share and enjoy,
               *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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