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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, raising

A nearly 4-ton 2022 Rivian R1T tore through the metal guardrail and hardly slowed.

The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at UNL said new roadside barrier systems will need to be developed capable of safely redirecting or stopping electric vehicles that run off the road.

LINCOLN, Neb. -- Under an overcast sky last fall, engineers with a University of Nebraska road safety facility watched as a electric-powered pickup truck

Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, raising concerns about the nation's roadside safety system, according to crash test data released Wednesday by the University of Nebraska.

Heavy electric vehicles and their low-mounted battery packs are causing concerns for road safety infrastructure experts.

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (AP) — Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, raising concerns about the nation’s roadside safety system, according to crash test data released Wednesday by the University of Nebraska. Electric vehicles typically weigh 20 per […]

Preliminary tests by a University of Nebraska road safety research facility and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers point to concerns that the nation's roadside guardrails are no match for new heavy electric vehicles

New tests indicate the guardrails on US roads are not robust enough to stop heavy electric vehicles from breaking through.

A nearly 4-ton 2022 Rivian R1T tore through the metal guardrail and hardly slowed.