Nobody has ever seen how EVs get on once they stumble upon one another. Mercedes determined to be the primary to search out out.
Most crash checks each within the US and overseas characteristic a transferring automotive versus an object. Within the US, it’s a stationary object. In Europe, it’s a 3100lb aluminum “automotive” that represents crumple zones of a regular automotive. It’s nice for preserving variables at a minimal, and establishing a benchmark for each automotive to observe. However no two crashes are the identical.
And that’s very true with the onset of electrical automobiles. Not solely are the occupants nonetheless a priority, however now it’s a priority how they crash. EV’s are heavier than your commonplace automotive, and have an array of excessive voltage electronics that have to not ship volts anyplace undesirable.
Mercedes needs to ensure there’s no dramas when two of their automobiles collide in order that they picked their largest and smallest EV SUVs for this take a look at. They’re far heavier than a 3200 lb commonplace automotive. Actually, this take a look at pits the 4,500 pound EQA in opposition to the 5,600 pound EQS. You possibly can see why this is a crucial take a look at. Power is the principle issue right here, and with each automobiles touring at 35 miles per hour, there’s a closing velocity of 70. Far past what’s required for both take a look at within the US or Europe.
Mercedes has all the time been an innovator in security, and crumple zones right here play a essential facet. After the crash, the motive force’s security cell on each automobiles retains its form. That’s not only for appears. Which means the crumple zones have dissipated the vitality accurately. And with the ability to open the doorways after a crash means it’s straightforward for drivers to get themselves out, or for assist to help in any wanted restoration.
However most of all, the excessive voltage techniques from each automobiles flip off in the meanwhile of influence. This implies its safer for all concerned, from the drivers to the individuals who decide up the items after a wreck. We’ll doubtless see totally different crash requirements for EVs within the coming years, and because of what Mercedes are studying in the present day, we’ll have safer and safer automobiles in our future.
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