IIHS vice president mulls safety in an era of large, weighty EVs
sedan depending on trim."Today’s supersized EVs are a double whammy of weight and horsepower," Arbelaez writes, and he doesn't seem convinced that safety features like brakes or the spread of crash-avoidance systems have kept up. He wonders if additional crash structures could be integrated into EVs to protect passengers in other, lighter vehicles because the"increased protection [in a heavier EV] comes at the expense of people in other vehicles.
"States and local governments should consider lowering speed limits, factoring in the increased danger from weight disparities, and backing them up with increased enforcement." That might not be necessary if he got his wish of limiting EV weight, perhaps through better battery technology or smaller batteries since"The ability to travel 400 miles on a charge is convenient but unnecessary for most commutes.
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