News Car Tech Electric Vehicles The Real Reason Guardrails Can’t Stop EVs in a Crash The guardrail problem: Are cars getting too big? Byron Hurd Published Jul 15, 2025 11:41 AM EDT ...

Larger EVs weigh more than guardrails can handle, but all EVs have a lower center of gravity that transfers most of the impact force to guardrails in a different place than they are designed to be ...

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