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Importance of Vehicle’s Unloaded Weight Optimization: The Personal Injury Severity Point of View

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In the automotive industry, long-term sustainability, carbon–neutral production and vehicle operation have become the most important aspect to be achieved, for which manufacturers see the transition to full electrification as an option and a means to a long-term solution. In addition to meeting environmental concerns, it is also necessary to meet the needs and wishes of customers when designing new models. These are emerging on the market as requirements for range, safety and reliability, in addition to comfort needs. To meet environmental and user requirements at the same time, manufacturers have to make trade-offs, which are most evident in the weight of the vehicle. Unfortunately, based on the current state of the art, one of the most effective means of increasing traveling range is still to increase the number or size of batteries, which of course entails an increase in the weight of the vehicle. Increased unloaded weight means more kinetic energy and momentum during vehicle use, which clearly has a negative impact on the collision energy and the consequences of an accident. The present study therefore investigates the impact of the increasing presence of electric vehicles on public roads, using injury probability indicators for crash safety focusing for the head injury criteria.

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Supported by the ÚNKP-22-3 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Culture and Innovation from the source of the National Research, Development and Innovation fund.

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  1. Doctoral School on Safety and Security Science, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary

    József Kertész

  2. Air- and Road Vehicle Department, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary

    József Kertész

  3. Banki Donat Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary

    Tünde Anna Kovács

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  1. Banki Donat Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary

    Tünde Anna Kovács

  2. Department of Informatics, Milton Friedman University, Budapest, Hungary

    Zoltán Nyikes

  3. Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training, National University of Public Service, Budapest, Hungary

    Tamás Berek

  4. Banki Donat Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary

    Norbert Daruka

  5. Banki Donat Faculty of Mechanical and Safety Engineering, Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary

    László Tóth

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Kertész, J., Kovács, T.A. (2024). Importance of Vehicle’s Unloaded Weight Optimization: The Personal Injury Severity Point of View. In: Kovács, T.A., Nyikes, Z., Berek, T., Daruka, N., Tóth, L. (eds) Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Light of the Armed Conflicts. HCC 2022. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-47990-8_27

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