For Nissan and Chevrolet Volt Leaf, the first models of electric generation to be produced in large series from General Motors and Nissan, in recent days has come too ok crash test, this time made in the USA. To have dealt with the simulation of impact was the IIHS (Insurance Institute of Highway Safety), who assigned to both vehicles, the highest marks, especially with regard to the protection offered by Volt and Leaf in the frontal impact, side in the collision and rollover.
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety accredits four scores: Good, Acceptable, Marginal, Poor. Overall, the score achieved by Volt and Leaf was "Good". Most, therefore, through a high degree of occupant protection provided by the body structure and the passenger cell in the crash simulation aimed at any head injury to the three areas - legs, torso and pelvis - legs.
The only exception is the rating of "Acceptable" recorded in the crash test of time in the assessment of damage to the chest of the driver in a side impact. Good feedback received from both the crash test car was greeted with words of support from Joe Nolan, vice president dell'IIHS, which indicates how General Motors and Nissan have set safety standards for cars with zero emissions that other manufacturers should emulate.
At least in the U.S., in Europe since the crash tests on electric models have already begun, in recent months, with the debut in the middle of the NCAP test electrical PSA (Peugeot and Citroen C-Zero iOn, promoted with the four-star EuroNCAP). Among the factors that have played more in favor, there is just the weight: "The 180 kg of lithium batteries contribute to increased safety," says Nolan.
Although V and Leaf are, from a technical standpoint, the U.S., comparable to the supermini, the mass of both is more in line with medium-sized models, and this has helped to make a difference. 
The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety accredits four scores: Good, Acceptable, Marginal, Poor. Overall, the score achieved by Volt and Leaf was "Good". Most, therefore, through a high degree of occupant protection provided by the body structure and the passenger cell in the crash simulation aimed at any head injury to the three areas - legs, torso and pelvis - legs.
The only exception is the rating of "Acceptable" recorded in the crash test of time in the assessment of damage to the chest of the driver in a side impact. Good feedback received from both the crash test car was greeted with words of support from Joe Nolan, vice president dell'IIHS, which indicates how General Motors and Nissan have set safety standards for cars with zero emissions that other manufacturers should emulate.
At least in the U.S., in Europe since the crash tests on electric models have already begun, in recent months, with the debut in the middle of the NCAP test electrical PSA (Peugeot and Citroen C-Zero iOn, promoted with the four-star EuroNCAP). Among the factors that have played more in favor, there is just the weight: "The 180 kg of lithium batteries contribute to increased safety," says Nolan.
Although V and Leaf are, from a technical standpoint, the U.S., comparable to the supermini, the mass of both is more in line with medium-sized models, and this has helped to make a difference.
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