Tesla’s Model S electric sedan received with a five-star rating in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing.
According to the news report, “the roof of its Model S electric sedan is apparently so strong that it broke a testing machine during independent validation of its government crash-test scores.”
Five stars is NHTSA’s top rating.
The 2014 Ford Focus electric also is rated five stars overall and in side-crash testing, but four in rollover and frontal-crash testing. The 2014 Chevrolet Volt is rated five stars overall but has a four in frontal-crash testing. Nissan Leaf is rated four stars overall.
Source: USA Today via Detroit Free Press
