The results bolster the theory electric vehicles may be better designed to protect passengers in crashes than internal combustion vehicles. The head of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is not quite ready to reach that conclusion.
The series of crash tests conducted by the IIHS measured how well three electric vehicles and one hydrogen fuel cell vehicle protect drivers and passengers in a variety of collisions. For Tesla, this is the first time one of its vehicles has earned a safety award from the IIHS. It's a bit of vindication for the company after it was told by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to stop making misleading statements about the Model 3's safety rating.
Lebeaucarnews “Tesla Model 3 and the Audi e-tron, are among the safest models out on the road. The results bolster the theory electric vehicles may be better designed to protect passengers in crashes than” ICE vehicles Did writing that feel like chewing glass? EVs $TSLA