DETROIT - the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan leaf got top safety ratings in some of the first electric an insurer-funded research group tests.
Both cars earned top scores for front, side and rear impact crashes and rollover crash protection, according to the results Tuesday from the Insurance Institute for highway safety released.
While the leaf and Volt as small cars are classified, said the Institute, their heavy batteries their weight put closer to large sedans. The Volt, weighs for example, 3760, which is close to the weight of the Chevrolet Impala. The sheet weighs a Nissan Altima ultimately, similar to mid-sized car. This additional mass protects its occupants as heavier vehicles in a crash are pushed, are less likely.
The tide is running only on battery power and has a range of about 100 miles. The Volt can go around 40 miles on an electric charge, before a small gas engine.
Story: Nissan new US orders for electric leaf takesThe Institute said it was the first time it has tested shape plug-in cars. Two golf cart-like electric vehicles, the gem e2 and Wheego whip, were tested for research purposes, but bad in carried out side-impact tests, said the group. But these vehicles at very low speeds run and are not required to meet federal safety standards.
The Federal Government has released not yet crash-test results for the Volt and the leaf.
"What powers of the wheels is different, but the level of safety for the Volt and the leaf is our other top crash test cast, as high as all", said Joe Nolan, chief administrative officer of the Institute.
The Institute, which is financed by insurance companies, will buy the cars that it tests directly from the dealer.
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