Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf earn Top Safety Picks in first IIHS electric vehicle crash tests
 

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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has completed its first test of mainstream plug-in vehicles, and both the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/volt">2011 Chevrolet Volt</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/leaf">2011 Nissan Leaf</a> have were named "Good" for their front, side, rear, and rollover crash protection. Testing procedures for these plug-in vehicles were exactly the same as for any other automobile the IIHS tests, as they should be.<br />
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The two plug-in pioneers join <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/21/iihs-crowned-66-top-safety-picks-in-2011/">80 other 2011 vehicles</a> in earning the Top Safety Pick title, thanks to their fine performance in instrumented crash testing and their standard electronic stability control. For what it's worth, other fuel sippers like <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2009/08/14/2010-prius-insight-and-soul-earn-iihs-top-safety-pick-awards/">the 2010 Toyota Prius and 2010 Honda Insight have also been named Top Safety Picks</a> in the past. That said, the IIHS has taken issue with some plug-in electric vehicles in the past, specifically <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/2009/09/30/report-iihs-concerned-with-growing-popularity-of-neighborhood-e/">the not-quite-a-car NEVs</a> like the Gem e2 or the Wheego Whip.<br />
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Of course, we all know how much fun it is to watch brand-new cars being smashed to bits in the name of safety, so we've gone ahead and embedded a video of the two plug-ins undergoing the crash testing process. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/26/chevy-volt-nissan-leaf-earn-top-safety-picks-in-first-iihs-elec/#continued">Hit the jump</a> to see for yourself and to check out the official press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-volt-and-2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/">2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests</a></strong></p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-volt-and-2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087026"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" title="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-volt-and-2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087035"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-08_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" title="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-volt-and-2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087042"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-11_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" title="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-volt-and-2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087029"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" title="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-volt-and-2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087030"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" title="2011 Chevrolet Volt crash tests" /></a></div><br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/">2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests</a></strong></p><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087075"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-13-1303769918_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" title="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087076"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-14-1303769933_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" title="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087080"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-16-1303769990_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" title="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087074"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-12-1303769905_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" title="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" /></a><a href="http://green.autoblog.com/photos/2011-nissan-leaf-crash-tests/#4087083"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/green.autoblog.com/media/2011/04/iihs-volt-leaf-crash-tests-19-1303770047_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" title="2011 Nissan Leaf crash tests" /></a></div><br />
[Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/26/chevy-volt-nissan-leaf-earn-top-safety-picks-in-first-iihs-elec/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf earn Top Safety Picks in first IIHS electric vehicle crash tests</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/26/chevy-volt-nissan-leaf-earn-top-safety-picks-in-first-iihs-elec/">Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf earn Top Safety Picks in first IIHS electric vehicle crash tests</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/26/chevy-volt-nissan-leaf-earn-top-safety-picks-in-first-iihs-elec/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19923360/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/26/chevy-volt-nissan-leaf-earn-top-safety-picks-in-first-iihs-elec/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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