Summary of Study: Electric Vehicle Batteries Make Cars Too Heavy to Be Stopped by Safety Guardrails
Summary of Study: Electric Vehicle Batteries Make Cars Too Heavy to Be Stopped by Safety Guardrails
A study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility found that electric vehicles are too heavy to be restrained by guardrails, which could lead to more severe crashes. The study used a 2022 Rivian R1T truck and found that it completely blasted through the guardrail and launched over the concrete wall. The researchers warned that there needs to be 'some urgency to address this issue' as the percentage of EVs on the road increases.
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A new car safety study has proven that electric vehicles (EVs) are too heavy to be restrained by guardrails that line roads in case of accidents, researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said. The post Study: Electric Vehicle Batteries Make Cars Too Heavy to Be Stopped by Safety Guardrails appeared first on Breitbart.
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A study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility found that electric vehicles are too heavy to be restrained by guardrails, which could lead to more severe crashes. The study used a 2022 Rivian R1T truck and found that it completely blasted through the guardrail and launched over the concrete wall. The researchers warned that there needs to be 'some urgency to address this issue' as the percentage of EVs on the road increases.