Tesla’s Model Y was an example this year of why EVs are so safe -- it was at the top of the class in IIHS safety ratings.
Each year, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , the best-known evaluator of vehicle safety, awards kudos to vehicles that adhere to top safety standards. The IIHS subjects EVs to the same crash tests as conventional cars: full frontal collision, various overlap collisions, and roof integrity tests, among others. All are evaluated according to how well a car protects the occupants in each scenario. As with all cars it tests, the maximum collision speed for an EV is 40 mph.
Part of the data in our report is drawn from a survey we conducted in August 2023 with a respondent pool of 1,097 EV owners and leasers. The survey offered a lot of insights — it certainly demonstrated that today’s western EV drivers are a confident, self-reliant, and resilient bunch. Nearly all respondents said that it costs far less to run their EV in comparison to what it had cost to run their former gas-powered car . The respondents weren’t concerned about battery fires .
The IIHS’ safety evaluations now include a tougher side crash test. A heavier barrier travels at a higher speed, closer to the weight of a conventional SUV. Vehicles need an “Acceptable” or “Good” rating in the revised pedestrian front crash prevention test and the updated moderate front overlap test, which now includes a dummy in the back seat to test back seat safety, to qualify for the safety awards.
The NHTSA issues a “safety recall” to indicate the need to accentuate some aspect of vehicle security and ensure passenger protection. On newer cars, especially EVs, many “recalls” are easily fixable via a software update. For example, Tesla issued 17 recalls in 2022, yet all of those were quick software updates — just one required aearlier this year to uncover the safest new car models on sale globally.
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