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Automotive research firm finds that Tesla has higher frequency of deadly accidents than any other car brand

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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (15 children)

I wonder if they have the data broken down by propulsion technology rather than manufacturer. One thing about Teslas and other luxury electric cars is that they have insane amounts of horsepower and instant torque. If you buy a Model S to schlep the kids around and are expecting it to behave like a minivan you'll be really surprised what happens if you floor it.

I'm curious to know if this trend is the same for other high-powered electric cars like the Hummer or Rivian. Cars that go that fast used to be limited to supercars, not large and widespread SUVs and pickups.

(Note this is not saying electric is bad or we shouldn't use it. But maybe manufacturers could ease up on the mo powah baby.)

But I also agree with the article that it could be related to their claims of "full self driving" because people might trust it too much and just not pay attention, or have it fail to detect something.

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[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Oh study finds huh, who'da thunk.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

So we will see some insane stuff from Elox to take the spotlight from this or meh?

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