Early testing suggests highway guardrails not built for heavy EVs

Early testing suggests highway guardrails not built for heavy EVs

Preliminary crash testing finds that the nation’s guardrails may not be suitable for heavy electric vehicles (EVs). A test crash conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility involved a nearly 4-ton 2022 Rivian R1T. When the pickup truck crashed through a metal guardrail and barely slowed down before hitting a concrete barrier, … Read more