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06-22-2017, 06:00 PM
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV was on Tuesday awarded a “Top Safety Pick” award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). It became the first 2017 model-year EV to be awarded as a Top Safety Pick by the IIHS. Like other previously tested EVs, the Bolt scored high on nearly every crash test but fell short on the quality of its headlights.
While the Bolt earned “Good” ratings (the highest level) for the organization’s five crashworthiness tests, it received a “Poor” rating for its headlights. The IIHS said the Bolt’s headlights “provide fair to good visibility but produce excessive glare for oncoming drivers” and have only fair visibility in curves.
To qualify for the “plus” designation, as in the IIHS’s “Top Safety Pick Plus,” a vehicle must earn good ratings in all five crashworthiness evaluations, have an available front crash prevention system that earns an advanced or superior rating, and receive “Good” or “Acceptable” rating for its headlights.
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2017 Chevrolet Bolt
The 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV was on Tuesday awarded a “Top Safety Pick” award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). It became the first 2017 model-year EV to be awarded as a Top Safety Pick by the IIHS. Like other previously tested EVs, the Bolt scored high on nearly every crash test but fell short on the quality of its headlights.
While the Bolt earned “Good” ratings (the highest level) for the organization’s five crashworthiness tests, it received a “Poor” rating for its headlights. The IIHS said the Bolt’s headlights “provide fair to good visibility but produce excessive glare for oncoming drivers” and have only fair visibility in curves.
To qualify for the “plus” designation, as in the IIHS’s “Top Safety Pick Plus,” a vehicle must earn good ratings in all five crashworthiness evaluations, have an available front crash prevention system that earns an advanced or superior rating, and receive “Good” or “Acceptable” rating for its headlights.
read more (http://www.plugincars.com/electric-cars-rack-nearly-perfect-safety-ratings-132968.html)
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