{"id":16,"date":"2018-09-04T20:51:31","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T00:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-11-30T20:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:11:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/","title":{"rendered":"About EVSL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2018\/09\/IIHS-Trip-1024x519.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2018\/09\/IIHS-Trip-1024x519.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2018\/09\/IIHS-Trip-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2018\/09\/IIHS-Trip-768x389.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2018\/09\/IIHS-Trip.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Electric Vehicle Safety Laboratory (EVSL) investigates the safety and performance of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. Our work focuses on how batteries respond under different mechanical, electrical, and thermal conditions to improve their reliability and ensure safer transportation.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We use both experimental testing and computer modeling to study battery behavior during real-world crash scenarios and other stresses. These insights help reduce risks like short circuits and thermal runaway, while also guiding safer battery designs for the future of clean energy.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0668-1024x677.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-569\" style=\"width:380px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0668-1024x677.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0668-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0668-768x507.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0668-619x409.jpeg 619w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0668.jpeg 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electric Vehicle Safety Laboratory (EVSL) investigates the safety and performance of lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. Our work focuses on how batteries respond under different mechanical, electrical, and thermal conditions to improve their reliability and ensure safer transportation. We use both experimental testing and computer modeling to study battery behavior during real-world crash [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15617,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15617"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":814,"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions\/814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/evsl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}