Navigation Electric vehicles are rapidly changing what crashes look like and how injury cases are built. With about one-quarter of all new cars sold in California now electric, the shift from gas-powered vehicles to EVs is already well underway. But when a crash occurs, does the type of vehicle actually matter?
The answer is yes—and in ways that can impact how your case is evaluated.
The core principles of fault and liability don’t change. But how accidents happen, how severe the injuries are, and how cases are investigated can look very different between electric and gas-powered vehicles.
