Insurify reveals which EV drivers attract tickets, get involved in accidents or are stopped for DUI, and there are some surprise offenders
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- GMC Hummer EV drivers top nearly every bad behavior category in new study.
- Dodge Charger Daytona EV follows close behind in Insurify’s bad-boy rankings.
- Cybertruck owners crash often, but surprisingly avoid DUIs more frequently.
If we asked you to guess which EVs are most likely to be involved in crashes, attract speeding tickets, or land their drivers with a DUI, our guess is you’d probably start with the GMC Hummer EV and Dodge Charger Daytona. And according to a new study from insurance comparison site Insurify, you’d be absolutely right.
The Hummer EV tops the rankings with a 7.5 percent ticket rate, an 8.3 percent accident rate, and a whopping 6.4 percent DUI rate. Not far behind is the Charger Daytona EV at 7.0 percent, 7.7 percent, and 5.4 percent respectively. Given both EVs pack huge power figures and larger-than-life personalities, neither result comes as a huge surprise.
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What’s more unexpected is what comes next. The Kia Soul EV ranks third overall with a 7.1 percent ticket rate, 6.5 percent accident rate, and 4.8 percent DUI rate. The Chevrolet Bolt follows closely behind at 4.8 percent, 4.6 percent, and 4.2 percent.
Neither of those cars is particularly fast or powerful. One possible explanation is demographics. Both have historically appealed to younger and more budget-conscious buyers, groups that statistically tend to take more risks behind the wheel.
Digging deeper into the numbers reveals some interesting outliers. The BMW i5 posts a relatively modest 4.6 percent ticket rate but a hefty 6.7 percent accident rate, one of the highest in the study. Meanwhile, the Chevrolet Blazer EV scores 6.2 percent for tickets and 7.0 percent for accidents, suggesting owners may enjoy using all that instant electric torque.
Cyber-Boozer
Surprised that Tesla’s Cybertruck didn’t make it to the top of the table? So were we, but it was hardly a saint. The angular pickup records a 4.9 percent ticket rate, which is the same as for a Model 3 and worse than for other Teslas.
The Model 3 is actually more accident-prone at 5.9 percent versus 5.4 percent for the Cybertruck. But Cuybertruck owners clearly like a drink, because their DUI rate (1.4 percent) is much higher than for any other Tesla product. Insurify data shows Model 3, Model S, and Model X drivers all post DUI rates of just 0.4 percent, while Model Y owners come in even lower at 0.3 percent.
