Electric cars can be safe

Are electric vehicles safe on the road? Well… nobody knows, since the usual extensive (and destructive) tests haven’t been conducted. The whole class of cars is too new to have gone through the bone crusher, but this is changing. Slowly.

EURO-NCAP, the European New Car Assessment Programme, has just conducted a crash-test on a mass produced electric vehicle and publicized their results. As Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has announced, Euro NCAP, the overall safety rating system for new models launched in Europe, revealed their results for safety test of the next generation electric vehicle i-MiEV (European-spec). 
The test proved that the high-capacity drive battery was undamaged, and the complete shutdown of high voltage electricity system to protect the passengers and the rescuers was perfectly confirmed in case of an impact. Overall rating resulted in 4-Star in 2011 standards, equating safety level to that of a same sized gasoline-based car.

i-MiEV incorporates its base model "i" minicar's rear-midship layout that attains both some spaciousness in the passenger area and crash safety. It also utilizes the impact resistant body system RISE (Reinforced Impact Safety Evolution), placing the drive battery safely within the body frame. Body frame is fortified with the well-crib frame method that protects from impact in every direction. Furthermore, the vehicle is secured by MiEV OS (MiEV Operating System) an advanced integrated vehicle management system that will instantly shut down all high voltage electric system as soon as an impact occurs. i-MiEV is supported by these innovative safety measures, only befitted to a new-generation electric vehicle.
i-MiEV has also attained similar results through German ADAC testing, as well as Australia's ANCAP, repeatedly proving its safety performance.

Comments

[used mack trucks]

It's really a great post.Today's many automaker concentrate on electric cars.Electric cars is future of automotive industries.Which has been more advantage than regular cars. Because electric cars is Eco-friendly and zero emission.It's really a great car.Thanks for sharing this....

[Scanner OBD ii]

I believe that Electric cars will replace the car we have now.Cause they are more healthy the our environment.

[Palm Springs Used Cars]

That's nice to electric cars are safe; hopefully that will give consumers another incentive to consider purchasing one instead of traditional cars.

[Easycardonation]

Electric cars are the future. Saving the planets and saving our wallets. Can you imagine where we will be in 10 years. I cannot wait.

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[Second Hand Cars]

Electric cars are safe and also environment friendly it is also costless and but the only problem with this is it does not give much long distance compared to normal cars

[Used Trucks]

Electric cars are eco friendly and also it has got some new makes comming like nissan is making its new hybrid make by the end of this year

[Chevy HHR cold air intake]

Safety is always the first priority among us consumers. No matter how safe is the car, if the matter of accident is dreadful, well..no one can say what will really happen. We just hope and pray that driving will always be safe for us.