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Fires aren’t an EV safety concern but their weight is, warns IIHS


EV fires tend to get a lot of attention, but the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) warns that EVs’ added weight—and the damage it can inflict on other road users—is the real safety concern. “Fifty-five EV crash tests and zero fires later, I’m still worried about these batteries, but for a more mundane reason than… More…

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