plasticspossible | Plastics in Cars Absorb 6 to 10 Times More Crash Energy Than Steel @plasticspossible | Uploaded January 2010 | Updated October 2024, 23 minutes ago.
Lauren Fix, The Car Coach, explains that plastics absorb 6 to 10 times the crash energy than steel. Learn more about innovative plastics' use in passenger vehicles here: youtu.be/bh5_iDbQrbU

To reach the government-mandated CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) goal of 54.4 miles per gallon by 2025, automakers are relying more than ever on innovative plastics to increase safety, while reducing weight through higher fuel efficiency.