https://www.motor1.com/news/179428/opel-ampera-e-euro-ncap/ Opel Ampera-E Falls Short Of Top Euro NCAP Crash Rating Sep 07, 2017 Anthony Karr
[images / Euro NCAP https://icdn-5.motor1.com/images/mgl/nw9rR/s4/september-2017-euroncap-test.jpg September 2017 EuroNCAP test https://icdn-7.motor1.com/images/mgl/KEBlG/s3/september-2017-euroncap-test.jpg https://icdn-9.motor1.com/images/mgl/ALmly/s4/september-2017-euroncap-test.jpg video https://youtu.be/ulbeSJSDQhs Euro NCAP Crash Test of Opel Vauxhall Ampera-e ] Six other models join the five-star club. The all-new Opel Ampera-e could be considered one of the biggest disappointments from Euro NCAP’s latest batch of tested vehicles. Six cars were awarder five stars, but the German brother of the Chevrolet Bolt got only four. The all-electric vehicle performed relatively well in most of the categories, but the organization points out it has no seatbelt reminder for the rear seats. While this might sound like a minor issue, General Secretary of Euro NCAP Michiel van Ratingen says “we know how effective these reminders are at promoting seatbelt use, so this is clearly a big step backwards on Opel’s part.” It’s a trend the German manufacturer set with the new Insignia which offered rear seatbelt reminders only as an option. On the positive side, the Ampera-e is praised for its autonomous emergency braking system, which performed well in tests of its highway-speed functionality, with collisions avoided or mitigated in all test scenarios. The Ford Fiesta, Jeep Compass, Mazda CX-5, Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet, Opel Grandland X, and Renault Koleos all received five stars. The Fiesta becomes only the second supermini to join the five-star club this year, following the excellent results from the new SEAT Ibiza. Kia’s Picanto and Rio received three stars with the standard equipment, but were rated as four and five stars respectively when tested with the optional safety packs. Euro NCAP was not particularly happy by the apparent lack of restraint robustness in side impact testing by some of the models. In the Jeep Compass, for example, dummy readings indicated injury risk values above the limit to qualify for points in the pole test, while in the Mercedes C-Class Cabriolet, during the side barrier test, the side airbag did not fully cover the impact area. “Euro NCAP is pushing for the fitment of advanced technologies and manufacturers have responded well, with AEB now commonplace on most new cars,” Ratingen added. “However, they should not forget the basics of occupant protection in case of a crash.” [© motor1.com] https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2017-opel-ampera-e-fails-to-score-top-safety-rating-in-euro-ncap-crash-test-120249.html 2017 Opel Ampera-e Fails To Score Top Safety Rating In Euro NCAP Crash Test 7 Sep 2017 ... the Opel (and Vauxhall) Ampera-e is nothing more than a 2017 Chevrolet Bolt with different badges ... You would expect such a sought-after electric vehicle to be on par with Tesla as far as safety is concerned, but the safety watchdogs at Euro NCAP beg to differ. ... https://s1.cdn.autoevolution.com/images/news-pictures-600x/2017-opel-ampera-e-fails-to-score-top-safety-rating-in-euro-ncap-crash-test-120249-7.jpg ... http://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/home.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2017/sep/0906-bolt-ev.html 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV Now Available Nationwide 2017/sep/06 - Chevrolet announced today that the Bolt EV, the first affordable long-range electric car, is now available by order or in stock at certified ... Some estimates that combine all electric vehicle sales have monthly sales totals in ... Designed for extrusion-based crash-management systems, body-in-white ... ... https://qtelegram.com/the-electric-opel-ampera-e-2017-has-only-collected-4-stars-in-the-crash-tests-of-euro-ncap/10519 The electric Opel Ampera-e (2017) has only collected 4 stars in the crash tests of Euro NCAP September 7, 2017 The electric Opel Ampera-e (2017) has only collected 4 stars in the crash tests of Euro NCAP … Despite good overall results (82% for adult safety, 73% for children, 75% for pedestrians and 72% for safety systems), the Opel Ampera-e (2017) has received 4-star crash tests from independent body Euro NCAP ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
