Twelve electrical vehicles and SUVs certified for the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security’s 2026 High Security Decide awards.
The numbers made up greater than 1 / 4 of the group’s 45 High Security Decide+ designation, which is the best award from the insurance coverage trade group. The Ford Mustang Mach-E was the one totally electrical automobile among the many group’s High Security Decide winners, which is its second highest award.
The findings come as curiosity in electrical vehicles has picked up as the common worth of fuel rose to $3.99 on March 27. That’s up from $3.91 one week in the past on March 20.
IIHS stated it wish to see carmakers enhance security throughout all varieties of autos.
“This 12 months, we’re asking automakers to make wonderful safety for again seat passengers the norm,” IIHS President David Harkey stated. “For TOP SAFETY PICK+, we’re requiring crash avoidance techniques which are higher at stopping pedestrian crashes in addition to greater pace crashes with different autos.”
The USA TODAY Vehicles staff took a take a look at the IIHS rankings and compiled an inventory of the most secure electrical vehicles in the marketplace.
1. 2027 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron
MSRP: $66,700
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Audi didn’t touch upon their 2026 IIHS recognition.
2. 2026 Genesis GV60
MSRP: $58,000
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Genesis stated in a press launch when a number of of its vehicles gained 2025 High Security Decide that the designation “positively promotes Genesis’ status as a producer of secure autos within the U.S. market. It’s because American shoppers belief the IIHS’s scientific and systematic security analysis strategies.”
3. 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 5
MSRP: $36,600
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Hyundai stated in a press launch, “This recognition highlights Hyundai’s dedication to reaching and sustaining the best security requirements within the automotive trade.”
4. 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9
MSRP: $60,555
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Hyundai stated in a press launch the “2026 TSP+ awards are given to autos that meet rigorous standards set by the Insurance coverage Institute for Freeway Security (IIHS), together with superior crashworthiness and occupant safety necessities.”
5. 2026 Kia EV9
MSRP: $60,555
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: SeungKyu (Sean) Yoon, president and CEO of Kia North America and Kia America, stated in a press launch, “increasing our IIHS recognition throughout extra fashions displays how we’re prioritizing safety because the company’s requirements in security proceed to evolve.”
6. 2027 Audi Q6 e-tron
MSRP: $64,500
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Audi didn’t touch upon their 2026 IIHS recognition.
7. 2027 Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron
MSRP: $68,300
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Audi didn’t touch upon their 2026 IIHS recognition.
8. 2026 Genesis Electrified GV70
MSRP: $76,740
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Genesis stated in a press launch when a number of of its vehicles gained 2025 High Security Decide that the designation “positively promotes Genesis’ status as a producer of secure autos within the U.S. market. It’s because American shoppers belief the IIHS’s scientific and systematic security analysis strategies.”
9. 2026 Rivian R1S
MSRP: $75,900
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Rivian stated in a press launch “to this point, R1S is the one car within the massive SUV class constructed by an American automotive firm to obtain the 2026 TOP SAFETY PICK+ designation (as of March 2026).”
10. 2026 Volvo EX90
MSRP: $78,090
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Volvo didn’t touch upon its 2026 IIHS awards.
11. 2026 Tesla Cybertruck
MSRP: $79,990
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide+
What they stated: Tesla stated in a Tuesday, March 24 X submit “Cybertruck is extraordinarily secure.”
12. 2026 Ford Mustang Mach-E
MSRP: $40,595
IIHS Security Score: High Security Decide
What they stated: Ford CEO Jim Farley stated in an X submit when the Mustang Mach-E gained a earlier High Security Decide award in 2024 “retaining our prospects secure is important, so this recognition is essential to @Ford and our staff.”
This text initially appeared on USA TODAY: Listed here are the 12 most secure electrical vehicles cash should purchase in 2026
Reporting by Keith Laing, USA TODAY / USA TODAY
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