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Alternative energy vehicles (AEV) in the Somport tunnel

The emergence on our roads of alternative energy vehicles, hereinafter AEV, and the new technologies used to power them, has led to an evolution of the procedures used to respond to incidents involving these kinds of vehicles and therefore of the risks to those involved in the incidents, especially fires.

  • Information sheet

    • Date: 2023
    • Author(s): ROMEO GIRON Nuria
    • Domain(s): Road Tunnel Operations
    • Type: RR396 - Features
    • PIARC Ref.: RR396-042
    • Number of pages: 6
  • This article has been published in the Routes/Roads magazine

    N° 396

    1e trimestre 2023 / Mars

    Tunnels routiers