Marianne Matthews contributes safety news and articles for the Fleet Safety newsletter. She is an experienced trade editor.
EVs: An IIHS Researcher Speaks Out About a Weighty Issue
Many of the new generation of EVs weigh upward of 6,000 pounds in part due to excessively heavy lithium-ion batteries. An expert explores how all that extra weight poses new dangers for the nation’s motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians while offering solutions as well.