Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Hybrid drivers are safer from injury in a crash

Hybrid drivers are safer from injury in a crash

Hybrid models have the advantage of fuel economy over their gas-only siblings, but it appears that batteries and electric motors make them safer as well. The Highway Loss Data Institute studied 25 2003 to 2011 vehicles that featured both conventional and hybrid powertrains (example: Honda Civic and Honda Civic Hybrid). The Toyota Prius and Honda Insight were not included in the study since neither vehicle has a conventionally-powered counterpart. The data shows that occupants are 27 percent less likely to be injured if they're in the hybrid version of the vehicle.

2DayBlog.com, Hybrid drivers are safer from injury in a crash

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