The 2024 Subaru Solterra joins a handful of different electrical automobiles in incomes the business’s hardest security award with a Prime Security Decide+ recognition, the IIHS revealed Thursday.
The IIHS toughened necessities to earn its highest Prime Security Decide+ and second-tier Prime Security Decide awards for 2024. Some 91 fashions nonetheless certified for no less than one of many awards, with 38 incomes the Prime Security Decide+ award. That compares to 65 fashions which earned one of many IIHS awards for 2023, when the company additionally up to date its standards to make its awards more durable to acquire.
The next electrical automobiles earned a TSP+:
- Genesis Electrified G80
- Genesis GV60
- Genesis Electrified GV70
- Hyundai Ioniq 5
- Hyundai Ioniq 6
- Rivian R1T
- Subaru Solterra
- Tesla Mannequin Y RWD
A handful of fashions earned the decrease Prime Security Decide award. That checklist consists of:
- Audi This autumn E-Tron and This autumn Sportback
- Audi Q8 E-Tron and Q8 Sportback
- Lexus RZ
- Kia EV9
- Nissan Ariya
- Rivian R1S
- Tesla Mannequin Y AWD
- Toyota Prius Prime
- Volkswagen ID.4
2024 Tesla Mannequin Y. – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.
The IIHS launched a more durable facet crash check for 2023, utilizing a heavier barrier touring at a better pace when impacting a automobile. An “Acceptable” or “Good” rating was ample to earn a Prime Security Decide award final 12 months, however for 2024 solely the highest “Good” rating qualifies automobiles for an award.
Automobiles additionally wanted an “Acceptable” or “Good” ranking within the up to date pedestrian front-crash prevention check for 2024. This check combines daytime and nighttime situations, which have been beforehand scored individually.
The IIHS additionally launched an up to date average front-overlap check for 2024, which provides a second crash check dummy behind the driving force and appears nearer at rear seat security. An “Acceptable” or “Good” rating on this check was wanted for the Prime Security Decide+ award, whereas a “Good” ranking on the previous check was wanted for a Prime Security Decide award.
As earlier than, automobiles additionally wanted a “Good” rating within the IIHS’ small-overlap entrance crash checks and “Good” or “Acceptable” headlights on all trim ranges to earn both award.
There’s been quite a lot of speak about EV security, though not essentially associated to crash efficiency. The IIHS warned final 12 months that fires aren’t an EV security concern, however weight is. That was backed up by a current examine, which discovered that EVs could also be too heavy for U.S. freeway guardrails.
In the meantime, the CEO of Stellantis not too long ago argued that faster acceleration is an EV security asset—though that is debatable. Do not count on the IIHS to include that into its security evaluations.