FOR UL INTERNAL REFERENCE OR CSDS USE ONLY –NOT FOR OUTSIDE DISTRIBUTIONSUMMARYOF TOPICSThefirsteditionof theStandardfor Batteriesfor Usein ElectricVehicles,UL 2580,is beingproposedfor preliminaryreviewandcommentonly:1. For PreliminaryReviewOnly:ProposedFirst Editionof theStandardfor BatteriesforUsein ElectricVehicles,UL 2580COMMENTSDUE: JANUARY 29,2010This proposal is for review and comment only (no ballot at this time). Please note that comments on apreliminary review document will not receive a response from the proposal author through CSDS.Instead, the proposal author will be asked to review the comments and adjust the proposals and/orsupporting rationale as the author determines to be appropriate. The preliminary review process is aninformal mechanism that provides authors with the opportunity to refine their proposals before theyadvance to the next stage in UL’s standards development process.In some cases, the author of the proposals may choose to discontinue them. In this case, the authorneed not do anything after preliminary review has ended. Normally, the next step in the process is themore formal STP ballot and stakeholder review process. Only comments posted during the STP ballotand stakeholder review process will be provided with a response in CSDS.1. ForPreliminaryReviewOnly:ProposedFirstEditionoftheStandardforBatteriesforUseinElectricVehicles,UL 2580RATIONALEProposal submitted by: Laurie Florence, Underwriters LaboratoriesBatteries for use in electric vehicles utilize more complex configurations and have higher voltages andcurrents than batteries used for portable consumer products such as those covered under UL 1642 andUL 2054. In addition, batteries used in electric vehicles are subjected to conditions and environmentsthat the ...
