EVs and hybrids are twice as likely to hit pedestrians as gas cars, study shows

EVs in the US are required, as of last year, to make a sound at low speeds to alert pedestrians. — Los Angeles Times/TNS

Young children are trained to stop, look and listen before they cross the street. In the electric car age, parents might want to put extra emphasis on the word “listen”.

Pedestrians are twice as likely to be hit by an electric or hybrid car than by a vehicle that runs on gasoline or diesel, according to a study released May 21 by researchers in London.