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And if so, how is the safety subpar compared to piston driven cars?
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Electric cars are slightly heavier than petrol counterparts. Although the electric motor is about 1/4 the the weight of a petrol engine the batteries are far heavier than a fuel tank.
However this weight is generally placed much lower to the ground than in a petrol vehicle. This gives the electric vehicle an unusual amount of stability. Some electric vehicles are virtually un-tipable and with the right tires will have great traction in rain and snow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=2ZFsevYIcpM By comparison an SUV will tend to tip over more easily than most cars due to its higher center of gravity.
Weight is only one factor when considering the safety of a vehicle. Physics dictates that a heavier vehicle will absorb more energy due to its inertial mass. While this suggests that the vehicle may sustain less damage this is not necessarily the case for the occupants. Statistics show that you are slightly more likely to die in an SUV. http://thedetroitproject.com/readmore/myths.htm
Old crash tests only used male dummies while newer tests have included a dummy supposed to represent the size and weight of a female passenger. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2011/08/crash-test-101/index.htm
Crash tests of electric cars show that commercial highway rated vehicles perform very well, but as expected cheaper models, sold as low speed vehicles do not perform as well. http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/04/26/electric-cars-fare-well-in-crash-tests/
Electric cars are slightly heavier than petrol counterparts. Although the electric motor is about 1/4 the the weight of a petrol engine the batteries are far heavier than a fuel tank.
However this weight is generally placed much lower to the ground than in a petrol vehicle. This gives the electric vehicle an unusual amount of stability. Some electric vehicles are virtually un-tipable and with the right tires will have great traction in rain and snow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=2ZFsevYIcpM By comparison an SUV will tend to tip over more easily than most cars due to its higher center of gravity.
Weight is only one factor when considering the safety of a vehicle. Physics dictates that a heavier vehicle will absorb more energy due to its inertial mass. While this suggests that the vehicle may sustain less damage this is not necessarily the case for the occupants. Statistics show that you are slightly more likely to die in an SUV. http://thedetroitproject.com/readmore/myths.htm
Old crash tests only used male dummies while newer tests have included a dummy supposed to represent the size and weight of a female passenger. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/2011/08/crash-test-101/index.htm
Crash tests of electric cars show that commercial highway rated vehicles perform very well, but as expected cheaper models, sold as low speed vehicles do not perform as well. http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/04/26/electric-cars-fare-well-in-crash-tests/
Any electric cars comming to market in 2011 in canada?
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other than the volt?
thanks!
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Not that I've heard. Currently there only 3 car models available for purchase by the public, the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt (not really an electric car) and the Tesla roadster. Both Nissan and GM are playing availability games. If you don't have a reservation on the Leaf now, no car until 2012. GM is only planning to make 10,000 Volts and is only planning to sell them in select cities (mine isn't one of them). That leaves only the Tesla roadster. Tesla makes no bones about it, if you cough up the $110K you can have the car anywhere that the local government isn't blocking sales.
Not that I've heard. Currently there only 3 car models available for purchase by the public, the Nissan Leaf, the Chevy Volt (not really an electric car) and the Tesla roadster. Both Nissan and GM are playing availability games. If you don't have a reservation on the Leaf now, no car until 2012. GM is only planning to make 10,000 Volts and is only planning to sell them in select cities (mine isn't one of them). That leaves only the Tesla roadster. Tesla makes no bones about it, if you cough up the $110K you can have the car anywhere that the local government isn't blocking sales.
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