Regulations and Trend in Fire Protection Materials for EV Batteries
Abstract
With more electric vehicles (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’s GB 38031-2020, implemented at the start of 2021 set the level for the global industry on EV thermal runaway safety mandating a 5 minute warning for occupants to escape the vehicle. In April 2025, it was announced that China’s GB 38031-2025 would be mandated by July 2026 for new vehicles which has even stricter requirements than the previous version. On the other hand, 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. A key method of enabling EV battery fire safety is the adoption of passive fire protection materials.
Given the variety of battery designs, there is a large selection 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.
With insights drawn from IDTechEx's research and report on “Fire Protection Materials for Electric Vehicle Batteries 2025-2035”, this webinar will provide:
• An overview of thermal runaway regulations and the need for fire protection materials
• Options and examples for fire protection materials in EV batteries
• Fire protection material benchmarking
• Insights on trends and market share predictions based on IDTechEx forecasts
Who Should Attend
Fire Safety professionals, technical market, technical sales, chemist, material scientists, academia, government authorities and all interested stakeholders.
About the Speaker
Shababa Selim, MSci PhD is a Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx working on topics centered in the advanced materials space. Shababa has previously worked for a science and technology consultancy where she leveraged her background in chemistry to engage in a wide range of product development and technology innovation ventures for SMEs and large multinational corporations.
Shababa completed her PhD in Chemistry investigating solar energy conversion from Imperial College London. Prior to this, she obtained an MSci in Chemistry from Imperial College London, during which she also investigated folding characteristics and structures of DNA G-quadruplexes.
With IDTechEx, Shababa's research has focused on advanced materials and semiconductor related topics. Her portfolio of reports includes Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Fire Protection Materials for EVs, Aerogels, Helium Market. Shababa is also interested in topics related to sustainability and emerging pollutants.
There will be a Q&A after the webinar presentation.
