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Tesla says Model S comes out on top in US-NCAP crash testing with lowest Vehicle Safety Score

Green Car Congress

While the Model S is a sedan, it also exceeded the safety score of all SUVs and minivans, according to Tesla. A relative risk score factor (RRS) is calculated as the quotient from combined injury probability and a statistical quantifying parameter. Based on the data, Tesla said, it achieved a combined record of “5.4

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

Charged EVs

That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan. The two couldn’t be more different. Within three weeks, he had put 1,480 miles on it.

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