Insulated non-halogenated heavy metal free vehicular cable

An insulated non-halogenated, heavy metal free vehicular cable comprising:

• an inner core of a copper based metal wire having a cross sectional area of about 0.1 mm2 to 0.13 mm2,
• an outer insulation, covering the length of the inner core, comprised of a thermoplastic polyphenylene ether composition that has no halogen or heavy metal added thereto, wherein the polyphenylene ether comprises a polymer formed from an ethylenically unsaturated material, the insulation having improved abrasion resistance, and
• wherein the insulated cable is constructed and arranged to withstand flame at a 45 degree angle such that any combustion flame of the outer insulation extinguishes within 70 seconds and a minimum of 50 mm of insulation at the top of the insulated cable remains unburned, and to have a scrape abrasion resistance of greater than 100 cycles using a 7N load and a 0.45 millimeter needle.