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US’s guardrail system can’t handle heavy EVs, preliminary test crashes indicate

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Under an overcast sky last fall, engineers with a University of Nebraska road safety facility watched as an electric-powered pickup truck hurtled toward a guardrail installed on ...
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Investigation of Material Requirements for Highway Guardrail Systems

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Crash tests indicate nation’s guardrail system can’t handle heavy electric vehicles

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Electric vehicles that typically weigh more than gasoline-powered cars can easily crash through steel highway guardrails that are not designed to withstand the extra force, ...