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The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E earned a "good" rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's overlap frontal crash test. (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)
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WASHINGTON — Electric vehicles, although subject to unique crashworthiness challenges, can generally lean on crash tests designed for vehicles with internal combustion engines.

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