Electric vehicles have proved to be generally safer than their ICE equivalents, thanks in part to their heavier weight. Nevertheless, crashing into an EV is a different story, and the NTSB has voiced concerns about the dangers the heavy EVs pose to other road users.
Physics tells us that the heavier an object is, the less likely it is to be influenced by other, lighter objects. This is all the more true in the case of a car crash, where heavier vehicles tend to act like a concrete barrier for lighter ones. You certainly wouldn’t want to crash into a heavy truck while in a small family car. Nevertheless, other heavy vehicles on the road might prove just as dangerous to crash into.
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