Are electric cars less safe than endothermic solutions? While the question may be taken as a defiant tone, the question is not completely out of place. The answers to this question are not unambiguous and completely precise, thanks to a still limited (electric) car fleet; however, the topic begins to make its way among insurance companies that detect important factors to be taken into consideration.
The main problems detected by the insurance company are attributable to two aspects: the sudden acceleration and the not so small weight of electric cars. Factors that, however, do not surprise us too much, in the past we too had expressed some perplexity about the acceleration of electric cars and in particular those compatible with novice drivers, also due to a legislative paradox. As we know, electric cars offer very fast acceleration even in the cheapest models, putting possible inexperienced motorists in difficulty.
A further problem is the weight of battery-powered cars which is generally 25% higher than a car of the same category powered by a more traditional engine. AXA, in this regard, conducted a (head-on) accident between two Volkswagen Golfs powered by petrol and with an electric system; the difference in weight is important, as is the damage recorded on the lighter petrol model.| ); }