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Volvo demonstrate the safety of their new electric cars at the Detroit Auto Show

Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

Many people have safety fears regarding new electric cars. With questions like, are these new cars as strong structurally as standard cars? Is it dangerous to have such high voltage batteries and cables under your bonnet in case of collision?

Well at the Detroit Auto Show, Volvo has come up with an unusual approach to answer these questions. The car company have displayed a crashed new Volvo C30 electric car. The reason for this, they claim it to be a  “very visual approach to future safety”.

Stefan Jacoby, President  & CEO of Volvo Cars says “We are the first car maker in the world to show what a truly safe electric car (more…)