More dangerous, electric cars? Poorly controlled, they cause 50% more accidents!

Published on Friday, August 26, 2022 at 06:38

Par Yannick Hallet

The insurer AXA has carried out a series of crash tests pointing out the new risks generated by electromobility. The dangers come from the power and energy accumulated in the batteries.

With the tax reform of company cars, many companies are already going electric. Electromobility is also trending in Switzerland, where AXA has analyzed the claims. electrical conductors cause 50% more collisions resulting in damage to their own vehicles than owners of thermal models. And the more powerful the model, the greater the damage.

“In concrete terms, powerful models cause 30% more damage to third parties in civil liability. This could be explained in particular by the power of the integrated lithium-ion batteries,” says Michaël Pfäffli, head of accident research and prevention at AXA Switzerland.

►► Here is what explains this increase in collisions and damages.