IIHS Keeps Volt At Top Of Crash Safety List Inspite Of Safety Probe

An influential insurance group has no plans to strip the Chevrolet Volt of its top crash safety rating or retest the vehicle, bolstering General Motors' (GM.N) position that its electric car is safe despite a probe of battery fires by federal regulators.

While the Volt represents less than 1 percent of GM's U.S. sales, the plug-in hybrid has been the centerpiece of the top U.S. automaker's attempt to rebrand itself as a leader in green-car technology and fuel efficiency.

The 2011 GM (GM.N) Volt received five stars for safety in Insurance Institute for Highway Safety testing last February.

 

Joe_Limon - 12/6/2011 12:00:02 PM

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Is it because the potentially slowly over heating battery has no effect on "crash" safety?

g2ok - 12/6/2011 1:17:19 PM

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Should be taken off (means not good or bad) the list since IT IS crash safety related.

Joe_Limon - 12/6/2011 2:12:02 PM

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If you wait long enough after a crash the roof members will rust/decompose and you'll have the roof fall in on you. This wouldn't have happened as soon without having the paint seal ruptured by the crash. Is this also crash safety related?