“One more thing; since EV’s don’t have to worry about CAFE requirements (yet),”
CAFE is related to mileage requirements and unrelated to crash standards.
“why don’t they have real bumpers with shock-absorbing protection against low-speed impacts? “
Why do you say they don’t?
I love it when game shows are describing a new car a contestant can win-—and they describe: A VIRTUAL BUMPER !!!
WHAT THE HELL IS A VIRTUAL BUMPER????
CAFE is related to mileage requirements and unrelated to crash standards.
CAFE requirements are related to mileage, and the traditional bumper was one of the first things to go in order to make the vehicle lighter in order to improve MPG and satisfy CAFE for ICE vehicles.