Early testing suggests highway guardrails not built for heavy EVs
Preliminary crash testing finds that the nation’s guardrails may not be suitable for heavy electric vehicles (EVs).
A test crash conducted at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Midwest Roadside Safety Facility involved a nearly 4-ton 2022 Rivian R1T. When the pickup truck crashed through a metal guardrail and barely slowed down before hitting a concrete barrier, it came as little surprise to the researchers.
