Volvo's plans all in the future, it's just a commitment. today is there in 2025, tomorrow web designer put another beautiful article with 2030.
Gasoline cars is less safe to the same car with the same set of airbags just because of It's physics e.g. lower center of gravity, no engine in the front that can kill you during forward collision, battery at the bottom serve as a protection layer during other type of crashes.
In fact tesla is about to release structural batteries cars, that will use battery as part of the cars body, makes it even more safe. Model Y with structural pack will be out in March 2022.
Volvo at this moment promoting hybrids and ICE that doesn't have this features, because it's bloody business. And money is money.
Just compare real actions of Volvo who claim one of the safest brand and Tesla.
Did you even read the article I linked? I have friends that have the XC40 Recharge...
> In fact tesla is about to release structural batteries cars, that will use battery as part of the cars body, makes it even more safe. Model Y with structural pack will be out in March 2022.
I'll believe that when I see it. How's the Tesla Semi release going? Especially since structural batteries are still an active research topic that actual researchers think will be in mass production in 5 years or more.
> battery at the bottom serve as a protection layer during other type of crashes.
And it can nicely burst into flames that burn for hours on, without any easy way to put it out. I sure as hell would rather have a broken arm over being burnt alive in a steel frame.
In fact tesla is about to release structural batteries cars, that will use battery as part of the cars body, makes it even more safe. Model Y with structural pack will be out in March 2022.
Volvo at this moment promoting hybrids and ICE that doesn't have this features, because it's bloody business. And money is money.
Just compare real actions of Volvo who claim one of the safest brand and Tesla.