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REPORT: IIHS concerned with growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles

According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is concerned with the growing popularity of Neighborhood Electric Vehicles. Specifically, the IIHS worries that these vehicles are increasingly being allowed to travel on public roads where traffic often moves at higher speeds than the cars were initially designed to travel on. The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration is reportedly considering how best to regulate NEVs as more of them begin to hit our nation's roadways. For its ... Read more →

Second edition smart ed will go into series production in November Sebastian Blanco

Daimler announced back in June that the smart ed was "ready for small series production," but the only date given was that the cars would come to the UK in "early 2010." Today, we learn that the ...

2010 Prius, Insight and Soul earn IIHS Top Safety Pick awards Jeremy Korzeniewski

News comes today by way of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety that the 2010 Kia Soul, Toyota Prius and Honda Insight have all earned the group's coveted Top Safety Pick Award. That means ...

REPORT: Tata Nano passes European crash testing Michael Harley

The Tata Nano, the diminutive Indian four-door econobox rumored to eventually arrive in U.S. showrooms, has reportedly passed current European impact testing. According to Autocar, the offset ...

Charles Hurley, Obama's NHTSA nominee, has CAFE questions to answer Sebastian Blanco

The nomination of a new NHTSA administrator might seem like an event that would elicit little controversy, but when President Obama picked Chuck Hurley to head the National Highway Traffic Safety ...

Smart USA responds to IIHS crash test results 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Needless to say, the folks over at Smart USA were not pleased to see the results of the latest batch of crash testing from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. IIHS did a series of frontal offset crash tests between small and mid-size cars, one of which included a smart ForTwo vs a ...

Economy cars, Prius score poorly in IIHS crash tests 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There is a lot of stuff that needs to be considered when purchasing a car for its economy. Obviously, being AutoblogGreen and all, we are concerned with fuel efficiency. Still, a car's mileage or how green it actually may be aren't the only things to consider when it comes to choosing your next ...

Hafei Saibao EV passes crash test; good news for Miles' XS500 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Sometimes a tiny nugget of information with sizable implications can slip by in the truckloads of news we sift through everyday. Just yesterday, for instance, there was a small mention in the China Real News of an "high-speed Hafei Saibao electric car" passing an Insurance Institute for Highway ...

Smart ForTwo aces Insurance Institute crash test W/Video 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the biggest questions to consider with tiny cars like the Smart ForTwo is what happens in a crash? The Smart is only eight and a half feet long. The first generation Smart has been tested numerous times over the years and always done reasonably well especially in comparison to other really ...

Crash test video: Toyota Prius 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Despite its diminutive size, the Toyota Prius gets high ratings for its protection of occupants in crash tests. In NHTSA tests, the popular hybrid scores four stars in every category except one in which it earns the top rating of five stars. In IIHS testing, the Prius gets the highest rating, ...

Gas mizers flunk crash tests 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Subcompact cars that offer great fuel economy and low price points didn't fare well in IIHS crash tests. The Nissan Versa did receive the institute's top rating but officials say none of the cars tested provided stellar protection. The Toyota Yaris not equipped with side air bags and the Scion xB ...


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