Awesome Tips Here’s Why Electric Cars Are Proving Safer in a Crash
Collision testing suggests that the weight difference may save your life and that the likelihood of the car’s battery catching fire is overblown.
Collision testing suggests that the weight difference may save your life and that the likelihood of the car’s battery catching fire is overblown.
0:00 EV Crash Testing
0:36 EVs are heavy
1:40 IIHS EV crash tests
3:28 EV battery fires
4:27 IIHS Top Safety Pick vs Top Safety Pick Plus
5:16 Crashing in a EV is probably safer than you think
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i still think electric still kinda dum .
Battery pack can cost more then the whole car
down the road your going to be spending more money on a battery then on gas down the road . due to every battery has a life span . no matter who makes them.
i really don't see the logic behind them . we not in star fleet yet . heck we can't even fix the problem's between nations .
This guy is a real Tucker Carlson, very manipulative in the way he presents the information. Basically EV's are safer in a crash than ICE cars. But he can't find a way to say that. Click bater!
aint getting many of those on 10 car hauler, $$$$$$$$
what bout fire doc??
We,l, he seems to know what he’s on about I suppose. Always worried about all that battery acid in a major crash Assuming there was an accompanying fire, which mixed with all that acid! Just think about it!
This is news, there are alot of ICE based cars that are very safe as well. I still worry about long term batteries lasting. I'd never buy a new car, 2-4 years old is my range, as they drop in price a lot during that time.
Electric cars are proving safer in a crash for a number of reasons:
Weight: Electric cars typically have a heavier battery which helps to distribute weight more evenly across the vehicle, making it less likely to roll over in a crash.
Lack of an engine: Electric cars do not have a traditional internal combustion engine which takes up a significant amount of space in the front of the car. This allows for a more spacious front crumple zone to help absorb the impact of a crash.
Low center of gravity: Electric cars' batteries are typically located in the floor of the vehicle, which results in a lower center of gravity. This helps to make the car more stable and less likely to roll over in a crash.
Quietness: Electric cars are much quieter than traditional cars, which can help to reduce the number of accidents caused by pedestrians not hearing the car coming.
Automatic Emergency Braking: Many electric cars come with Automatic Emergency Braking systems as standard, which can help to reduce the severity of a crash by automatically applying the brakes in the event of a potential collision.
It's important to note that safety in any vehicle is multi-faceted and the type of crash, road condition, and environmental factors can all play a role in the outcome of a crash.
Don't need to watch this, havier car will always win in a crash
How much they paid you for this video?
Evs don't have soul..
ICE are love 💞
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In addition to vehicle crashes, I am very concerned about pedestrian crashes, which are on the rise. I anticipate that — because of the added weight/speed of the EVs — we may see even more severe incidents.
Oooo
More problems for pedestrians and cyclists because you can't hear an EV coming towards you. Wonder when will they start regulating EV cars like how ebikes are being regulated.
“Cement block?“ Correction…the proper term is concrete, cement is the glue.
Call me suspicious but did the IIHS fully charged those EVs before crashing it?
Did they use vehicles bought from a dealer instead of the auto makers supplying it?
Can you please add Kilos and kilometers per hours to your videos data since pounds and miles per hours are units understood only by U.s. citizens and the rest of the world is more familiar with the metric system instead of the imperial?
Thanks.
As a Civil Engineer, i wanna say that it's a concrete block not a Cement Block
I think for fire in the test they are not open circuit. I mean when car is off the battery is isolated in result no cutting cable to make short. Maybe I am wrong
Tesla is the safest..on earth
instant torque, proper suspension, low center of gravity and the moment of inertia makes it possible to avoid all accidents
(battery cars have deflection zones where ice cars have an engine – softens the crash forces for the receiving end as well )
none of the EVs that were crash tested ever caught fire.
They are heavier, there I saved everyone 6 min.
is it because they weigh more than 2 metric tons?
…yep
Unbelievable
Well, duh.
Great news for the rich folks that can afford these vastly overweight, overpriced boxes of tin, smashing into poor people has never been so much fun… Interesting video.