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I really enjoyed the well researched video Fortnine put together on how grille height is the greatest predictor of pedestrian collision fatality.
I really enjoyed the well researched video Fortnine put together on how grille height is the greatest predictor of pedestrian collision fatality.
It’s worth noting that one reason grills can get so large is to have better cooling for larger engines.
With a larger grill you get more air flowing through the radiator which allows the engine to be more efficient.
Electric vehicles don’t need the same kind of cooling that ICE engines do, so having an electric Truck/SUV would allow for different designs which could be beneficial for pedestrians if they were struck.
They literally show in the video that the majority of the surface area on the RAM truck they filmed was blocked off by plastic paneling because it’s not needed to actually cool the motor. A large part of the point is that these grills don’t have any actual utility and are killing people for purely aesthetic reasons.
There are plenty of good arguments in favor of EVs; this specific issue is not one of them.