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

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307 points MBCook | 4 comments | 15 Nov 24 20:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.602s | source
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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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akira2501 ◴[15 Nov 24 21:12 UTC] No.42151137[source]▶
> every ICE vehicle feels painfully sluggish and slow.

You don't do much towing, do you?

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1. Kiro ◴[15 Nov 24 21:19 UTC] No.42151226[source]▶
99.9% of drivers will never tow anything in their life.
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2. akira2501 ◴[15 Nov 24 21:32 UTC] No.42151356[source]▶
> 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.

3. connicpu ◴[15 Nov 24 21:36 UTC] No.42151414[source]▶
That might be a little high given how many small boats exist in this country, but definitely agree the vast majority will never tow.
4. roughly ◴[15 Nov 24 21:45 UTC] No.42151514[source]▶
Not that one could tell by their vehicle choice, of course.