E-car receives 0 stars in the NCAP crash test
Renault probably did not expect this result. Often referred to as the “most popular electric car in Europe”, the Zoe achieved 0 out of 5 stars in the NCAP crash test. Only two other cars have ever received such a bad result. Another Renault electric car also only performed marginally better. The reasons are obvious.
Two electric cars from Renault do poorly
The NCAP crash test is always a good indicator of how safe a vehicle is. Renault used to achieve five stars with its cars in these tests. The requirements are now higher and the Renault Zoe is out of date in terms of safety. The e-car that I also wanted to buy achieved 0 out of 5 possible stars in the crash test.
When it comes to protecting adult inmates, the Zoe only achieved 43 percent. Children are protected to 52 percent. For unprotected road users, the value is only 41 percent. The fact that the e-car has hardly any active assistants is achieved by just 14 percent with safety support from certain technologies. Even an offset frontal collision is rated poorly by the experts. In the event of a side impact with a pile, then complete failure: The driver’s head is thrown against the stake.
For comparison: when the Zoe was launched in 2013, it still achieved 5 stars in the NCAP crash test. Renault pioneered safety in many areas. The fact that the model is doing so badly in 2021 is really worrying for Matthew Avery, board member of Euro NCAP. Because the Zoe Not only are there a lack of passive safety mechanisms, but also active safety systems to avoid accidentsthat have long been standard in many other vehicles in this price range (source: Euro NCAP).
The crash test of the Renault Zoe in the video:
Dacia Spring achieved a star
The Renault subsidiary Dacia does a little better with the Spring. Even so, only one out of five stars for a brand new car is really disappointing. Here too, the occupant protection is inadequate, so life-threatening injuries occur in an accident can. Saving was probably in the wrong place here. Accordingly, it is “cynical to offer the consumer an affordable green car when it comes to the price of a higher risk of injury in an accident.” – says Matthew Avery. How Euro NCAP carries out tests is clarified here (look at Euro NCAP).
