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Supersize EVs Are Pushing Road Safety to the Limit
16 Feb 2023 | Abstracted from Wired
"The immense weight of the electric Hummer prompted a crash test expert to stage a bizarre experiment—and wonder if EVs will make roads more dangerous.
"..the electric SUV is about a third heavier than the weightiest vehicle IIHS has ever tested - which happens to be another EV, the Rivian R1T...unless automakers or regulators find ways to reduce vehicle weights, they also fear a knock-on consequence of size inflation will continue unabated..."
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