IIHS news release • November 17, 2011
Hybrid models have lower injury odds than their conventional counterparts
Hybrids have a safety edge over their conventional twins when it comes to shielding their occupants from injuries in crashes, new research by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, shows. On average, the odds of being injured in a crash are 25 percent lower for people in hybrids than people traveling in nonhybrid models.
Full text of release at http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr111711.html
Hybrid models have lower injury odds than their conventional counterparts
Hybrids have a safety edge over their conventional twins when it comes to shielding their occupants from injuries in crashes, new research by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, shows. On average, the odds of being injured in a crash are 25 percent lower for people in hybrids than people traveling in nonhybrid models.
Full text of release at http://www.iihs.org/news/rss/pr111711.html
