YOU are twice as likely to be run over by an electric car than a petrol or diesel one because they are too quiet to hear, a study warns.
The risk gap was triple in cities where background noise is louder.
ShutterstockYou are twice as likely to be run over by an electric car than a petrol or diesel one, study warns[/caption]Experts found the pedestrian casualty rate for trendy electric cars such as Tesla, and hybrids like the Toyota Prius, was 5.16 per 100million miles driven.