Are EVs Too Heavy For Crash Testing?
Download MP3Crash safety and crash testing are done using large machinery to simulate a real accident, it’s really exactly what it sounds like. The problem is that electric vehicles are much heavier than standard gasoline vehicles because of the enormous lithium-ion battery.
…Here's a new wrinkle with the rollout of electric vehicles. Crash safety and crash testing is done using machines like this one that. Do crash testing. Exactly what it sounds like. The problem is electric vehicles are much heavier than standard vehicles because of the battery Some of these vehicles weigh eight 9,000 pounds and crash test machines may not be ready for that. There obviously are some machines that rate higher to test things like Hummers and larger trucks, but some of the smaller machines that are more popular more common may not be able to rate these So. Look for a rollout of larger volumes of higher capacity crash testing, to make sure that electric vehicles have good safety and crash results.
