The historic 5 stars awarded by Euro NCAP (reported here on 29th May) to the Nissan Leaf, have been preceded as regards the attention given by other organisations responsible for assessing standards for car safety. There will doubtless be many more good reports in the future based on the findings of these bodies.
Last month , the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, another influential safety watch dog produced its crash test safety reports.Together with the Chevrolet Volt, the Nissan Leaf was awarded top safety ratings from the US Institute.
In a boost for electric cars, the insurance industry’s auto safety lab today gave two new plug-ins — the Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf — its top rating for protecting occupants in a crash.
USA Today further reported: ‘The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s designation of the Volt and Leaf as Top Safety Picks underscores that the two pioneering electric vehicles aren’t just about saving gas. “People wonder, ‘Is it as safe as a regular gasoline-powered car?’ These results show that automakers are putting the same high level of safety engineering into these new electric cars (as are going) into their gas-only vehicles,” says Russ Rader, spokesman for the IIHS.’
USA Today reports on Chevrolet and Nissan Leaf which both became commercially available in 2010.
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