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Watch : Mercedes Performs Head-on Crash Test Between EQS SUV And EQA To Show Its Electric Cars Are Safe As Other Models
Two electric Mercedes, an EQA and an EQS SUV collided head-on in a real-life accident scenario, each travelling at 56 km/h.
Following the crash, passenger cell and high-voltage battery of both vehicles remained intact as intended.
Doors also opened and according to Mercedes, it shows occupants will be able to exit the vehicle on their own in an emergency.
In a world first, safety pioneer, Mercedes-Benz has publicly conducted a frontal offset crash test between an EQA Crossover and an EQS SUV to show just how safe its electric vehicles models are.
While Euro NCAP requires a frontal impact using a 1,400kg ‘trolley’ fitted with an aluminium honeycomb barrier to replicate the front of another vehicle at a speed of 50 km/h, Mercedes slammed a three-tonne EQS and 2.2-tonne EQA — with each travelling at 56 km/h.
Though, the two vehicles’ extensive deformation may seem alarming to the non-expert following the crash, the passenger safety cell of both electric models remained intact and the doors could still be opened.
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According to Mercedes-Benz, the result shows that occupants will be able to exit its electric vehicles on their own or for first responders and rescue personnel to reach them in an emergency.
For this test, the EQA and the EQS SUV each carried two adult dummies – a total of three females and one male. According to Mercedes data, there was a low risk of serious to fatal injury as all safety equipment, such as airbags and belt tensioners with belt force limiters, worked as intended.
“Safety is part of Mercedes-Benz’s DNA and one of our core commitments to all road users. And to us, protecting human lives is not a question of drive system. The recent crash test involving two fully electric vehicles demonstrates this.
“It proves that all our vehicles have an equally high level of safety, no matter what technology drives them”, said Markus Schäfer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Chief Technology Officer
