Volvo crashes C30 EV so you don’t have to, doesn’t spill a drop of battery juice
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Try as it might to act hip and young, Volvo is still a company that’s associated with the name “safety,” and that’s really not a bad thing. Demonstrations like this help to reinforce that, with the company taking great pride in its C30 EV holding up as well as it did in a crash. It was subjected to a 40mph offset and, while it’s looking mighty deranged, no portions of the electric drivetrain were compromised. In other words: no battery goo leaked and no first responders would have been zapped. If that’s all a little too ghastly for you, fear not: there are plenty of pictures of a beautiful E30 with nary a body panel askew, including a peek into its trunk, which doesn’t appear to have been nearly as negatively affected as the poor Focus Electric.
Gallery: Volvo E30 before and after
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Volvo crashes C30 EV so you don’t have to, doesn’t spill a drop of battery juice originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 07:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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