June 2025

Over the coming months, we will be conducting a comprehensive research into newly launched electric small vehicles and examining them in individual sub-projects based on various criteria. The following vehicles are currently available for testing: Renault 5 E-Tech, Fiat Grande Panda Electric and Hyundai Inster.

 In this project, we aim to generate insights in the following areas and with the corresponding questions:

1.     Crash tests:

• Determination of the extent of damage and repairability
• Differences in the crash management systems of the vehicles

2.     Display and operating concepts:

• Comparative investigation of display and operating concepts with regard to user-friendliness during initial contact, distraction and acceptance
• Conducting user tests in stationary vehicles (initial contact) and while driving (distraction effect)

3.     Driver assistance systems:

• Determining the scope and performance of driver assistance systems with a focus on parking assistance and AEB

4.     High-voltage system:

• Assessment and diagnosis of the high voltage battery
• Differences and possibilities for state of health determination
• Protection of high voltage components against damage from martens and impacts from below
• Repair solutions

5.     Design and repairability:

• Determination, documentation and reporting on critical design and structural features
• Spare part prices, spare part delivery times

6.     Connectivity and IT security:

• Determination of the scope of connectivity, networked functions and integrated peripheral devices
• Function of the locking system, management logic and data storage

7.     In-vehicle data:

• Determination of which devices and to what extent data must be retrieved in order to diagnose the vehicle or analyze event data
• Access to and scope of in-vehicle data storage systems

Through targeted and continuous media relations, we want to make our working methods tangible and explain certain technical processes and complex topics to consumers. The main focus is on how modern vehicles are designed, what their special features are and how these features influence vehicle insurance. We will report regularly on the progress of the project and the results.