Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110426:10:25:00
Stability control and top ratings for front, side, rear and rollover crash protection. you may ask why, because i mean i've driven these cars, they're very small. why did they get such great ratings? the weight helps and the weight from the batteries, the batteries of both plug-ins are heavy, more than 400 pounds, giving the small cars the weight of a mid-size or even full-size car. you get better handling and much better crash response. note as you mentioned, the leaf is fully electric and the volt is a gas plug-in hybrid. the gas engine kicks in only after you run out of the electrical charg...