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IIHS awards Chevrolet Volt & Nissan Leaf top ratings in 1st US crash tests of mainstream electric cars

Green Car Congress

IIHS says that the result demonstrates that automakers are using the same safety engineering in new electric cars as they do in gasoline-powered vehicles. With standard electronic stability control, they qualify as winners of TOP SAFETY PICK, the Institute—s award for state-of-the-art crash protection.

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