MikeDotta // ShutterstockAs electric vehicles move from niche to normal on U.S. roads, crash patterns are starting to shift with them. THE702FIRM Injury Attorneys, a Nevada-based personal injury law firm, used data to examine the EV populations growing the fastest in most states and why this growth also reflects increasing accident rates. That concentration collides with some familiar challenges: dense urban traffic, complex freeway networks, and persistent road-safety problems. As more EVs integrate into urban traffic with heavy pedestrian, cyclist, and public transit presence, crash-exposure risk increases, especially as EVs (often heavier and quieter) mix with older vehicles. What the growing shift means for statesAs EVs make up a growing share of the nation’s traffic, states with early or rapid adoption will continue to shape the public’s understanding of their safety performance.