Tesla has the highest fatal accident rate of all auto brands, study finds

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peppertree ◴[15 Nov 24 20:57 UTC] No.42150946[source]▶

I suspect the biggest factor is speed. After getting used to EV for over a year, every ICE vehicle feels painfully sluggish and slow. If that's the case I'm curious to see how the numbers compare to other EVs.

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1. akira2501 ◴[15 Nov 24 21:12 UTC] No.42151137[source]▶

>>42150946 #

> every ICE vehicle feels painfully sluggish and slow.

You don't do much towing, do you?

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2. Kiro ◴[15 Nov 24 21:19 UTC] No.42151226[source]▶

>>42151137 (TP) #

99.9% of drivers will never tow anything in their life.

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3. akira2501 ◴[15 Nov 24 21:32 UTC] No.42151356[source]▶

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> 99.9% of drivers

I think you've just made that up; however, I am willing to stipulate that 99.9% of Hacker News posters will never tow anything. I always forget how out of touch the audience here is.

4. connicpu ◴[15 Nov 24 21:36 UTC] No.42151414[source]▶

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That might be a little high given how many small boats exist in this country, but definitely agree the vast majority will never tow.

5. roughly ◴[15 Nov 24 21:45 UTC] No.42151514[source]▶

>>42151226 #

Not that one could tell by their vehicle choice, of course.

6. BLKNSLVR ◴[15 Nov 24 23:30 UTC] No.42152501[source]▶

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Are you my in-laws?

We had to stop talking to them about the possibility of buying an EV because they kept bringing up irrational arguments like this one.

No matter how many times we reminded them that, in the two-plus decades we've been driving, we may have towed something maybe twice. Maybe.

One of our existing cars doesn't even have a towbar. The horror!

The irrational hatred / fear is real.

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