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The Safest Truck in the USA is the Rivian R1T

April 19, 2024 admin 0 Comments clean transport, electric car benefits, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev benefits, ev safety, iihs, iihs ratings, research, rivian, rivian r1t

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 03:53:30 +0000

As we’ve covered for years, electric vehicles have innate safety advantages, and it’s also easier to design them for higher levels of safety in multiple ways. I could go on, but we have a fresh new report just on this topic — The EV Safety Advantage. Apparently, it already needs … [continued]

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IIHS Gives Poor Rating To Automated Driving Systems From Tesla & 9 Other Companies

March 16, 2024 admin automated driving systems, autonomous vehicles, clean transport, iihs, research

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 03:40:10 +0000

The latest report from IIHS gives all but one automated driving technology a poor rating, including Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD.

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Speed Kills! Are We OK With That?

January 31, 2024 admin iihs, nhtsa, NTSB, policy & politics, speed limiting device

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 14:21:57 +0000

A bill in the California legislature would require new cars to come with speed limiters beginning with model year 2027 vehicles.

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Volvo OTA Updates Pass 1 Million Mark, XC90 Recharge Earns Highest IIHS Safety Rating

February 28, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, google, google assistant, hybrid electric cars, iihs, iihs ratings, ota updates, over the air updates, phev, volvo, volvo xc90

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 17:29:34 +0000

The Volvo XC90 and XC90 Recharge both received a Top Safety Pick + rating from IIHS following this year’s stricter testing protocols.

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Latest IIHS Crash Test Ratings Have A Few Surprises

February 27, 2023 admin cars, clean transport, crash safety, electric cars, Electric vehicles, iihs, research, Safety

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 04:50:38 +0000

The IIHS has made it tougher for vehicles to earn a top safety award in 2023. Many perennial favorites did not make the cut this year.

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New IIHS Test Punishes SUVs and Crossovers — Volvo XC40 Aces It

December 19, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, Electric vehicles, iihs, Safety, volvo

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:05:30 +0000

That SUV or crossover you bought to keep your kids safe may not be as safe as you thought — and the IIHS just proved it!

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Smartphone Apps Are Driving Gig Workers & Parents To Distraction

November 10, 2022 admin consumer technology, distraction-related crashes, driver distraction, driving-related distractions, gig workers, iihs, national highway traffic safety administration, polls/surveys, research, smartphone apps

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 15:26:20 +0000

A new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that smartphone app usage among gig-economy workers is 4 times more likely to occur than among other drivers. The study also reveals that parents are nearly 50% more prone to routinely making video calls, checking weather reports, and other types of smartphone-enabled distractions […]

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Don’t Be A Dummy, Buy A Tesla Model 3 If You Value Your Family’s Safety!

September 24, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric car benefits, electric car safety, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev advantages, ev benefits, ev safety, iihs, research, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 safety, tesla model 3 safety iihs, tesla safety

Credit to Author: Paul Fosse| Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2019 16:30:39 +0000

A few days ago, we wrote about Tesla earning the Top safety score (TOP SAFETY PICK+) from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). I had publicly asked them last month why they hadn’t yet tested the car and was happy to get a reply that they were working on it. I’m not surprised how things turned out

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IIHS: Tesla Model 3 Earns Top Safety Score In All 8 Test Categories

September 19, 2019 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, electric car benefits, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev advantages, ev benefits, ev safety, iihs, tesla, tesla model 3, tesla model 3 iihs, tesla model 3 safety, tesla safety

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 04:17:34 +0000

The Tesla Model 3 won the IIHS’s TOP SAFETY PICK+ award, which means that the car achieved the top score in all 8 test categories. You cannot get a better score. While this is a tremendous achievement, it’s also not surprising. The Model 3 already achieved the best safety score ever from the NHTSA, and we know that it is the safety leader due to abundant crumple zones, market-leading active safety features, extremely strong doors and a similarly strong roof, a low center of gravity that keeps the car stable, and tremendous traction control