Tag Archives: Safety

The Tesla Cybertruck was all over the SAE WCX this year at Cobo Hall in Detroit. Several different booths had the truck or at least parts of it. First let’s take a look at the body in white structure that was displayed at the Caresoft booth.​

2023 Kia Sportage PHEV Body Structure The 2023 KIA Sportage PHEV Ultra-High Strength Steel (UHSS) is in all the typical locations on a new vehicle. The rockers and several underbody stampings are always reinforced with UHSS to protect the battery ...

Below is a screenshot from the Emergency Response Guide (ERG) from Audi that shows the locations of ultra-high strength steels (UHSS), airbags, and other hazards.

Here’s a unique small electric vehicle from Mazda, the MX-30. The Mazda MX-30 EV is currently only available in California. Take a look at a few screenshots from the MX30 Quick Reference Guide. The MX-30 does not have a B-pillar. ...

The image below is from the Emergency Response Guides 2022-23 electric pickup truck, the R1T.

Body Structure The new Nissan Rogue, introduced for the 2021 model year, incorporates a more advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) than the previous model. The 2022 Nissan Rogue body structure has B pillars cold stamped from a tailor-welded blank of super-high steel ...

Take a look at the body structure of the 2022 Acura MDX. The door ring is made from 1500 mpa steel.

Body Structure  

Take a look at the body structure of the new 2022 Ford Maverick Hybrid. Notice the door ring is reinforced with ultra-high strength steels.

The body structure of the next-generation 2021 Nissan Rogue is made from 35 percent ultra-high-strength steel which is up from 19 percent in the previous model.