Mercedes crashes two electric cars, eyes accident-free future
[ad_1] Mercedes-Benz envisions a future with zero car crashes, and its goal is to reach that milestone by 2050. It's a tall order. On Tuesday, the automaker took the next steps toward that future as it performed the first known crash test between two electric vehicles in front of journalists. It was loud and violent, exactly as expected. Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV and EQA crash test Crash-testing electric cars A crash test seems counterintuitive to a future without car crashes, but the accident-free future is far away. This test pieced together what might happen on the way to zero accidents. The crash test, which was between an EQS SUV and EQA crossover SUV, was a head-on with 50% frontal overlap, and with both cars traveling at 35 mph (56 kph). Notably,…