Hyundai’s Santa Fe model (Image courtesy of Hyundai Motor)
SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Motor Co’s mid-size SUV Santa Fe and Kia Corp’s EV3 entry-level electric vehicle (EV) were included among the safest cars in this year’s government automobile safety evaluation, the transport ministry said Wednesday.
The Hyundai and Kia models, along with Mercedes-Benz’s E200 and Volvo’s S60 sedans, received the highest safety rating of grade 1 in the annual Korean New Car Assessment Program evaluation conducted together by the ministry and the state-run Korea Transportation Safety Authority.
According to the ministry, the four models excelled in all three safety evaluation categories: collision safety, pedestrian safety and accident prevention.
This year’s evaluation included a total of nine models across three categories of EV, hybrid and internal combustion engine types.
Among EVs, Hyundai’s Casper Electric received a grade 3 rating, while Tesla’s Model Y was given a grade 4 rating.
In the newly established EV battery management system safety evaluation, the EV3 and Casper Electric received grade 2 ratings, while the Model Y was rated grade 4, the ministry said.
(Yonhap)
