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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.