Tesla has the deadliest automobiles on the street right now. In line with a brand new research from iSeeCars, Tesla autos have the best deadly crash charge amongst all car manufacturers in the US. The group analyzed information from the U.S. Fatality Evaluation Reporting System.
The research, performed on 2018-2022 mannequin 12 months autos, checked out crashes between 2017 and 2022 that resulted in no less than one of many occupants’ demise. It discovered that Teslas have a deadly crash charge of 5.6 per billion miles pushed. Kia got here in second with a charge of 5.5, adopted by Buick at 4.8, Dodge at 4.4 and Hyundai at 3.9. For reference, iSeeCars says the general common was 2.8, that means the common Tesla crash is twice as lethal as common.
The research seemed into extra than simply automakers, although. It additionally broke autos down by particular person mannequin. It nonetheless wasn’t fairly for Tesla. The Tesla Mannequin Y had a ten.6 deadly crash charge. That’s almost 5 instances the common for SUVs, and it was the sixth price rating total. (The Hyundai Venue, Chevy Corvette, Mitsubishi Mirage, Porsche 911 and Honda CR-V Hybrid had been above it). The Mannequin S’s rating got here in at 5.8, two instances the common.
To be truthful to Tesla, these numbers don’t mechanically imply its automobiles are unsafe for occupants. It has much more to do with how individuals drive these automobiles. Karl Brauer, iSeeCars govt analyst, defined why this was taking place in the report:
“Most of those autos obtained glorious security rankings, performing nicely in crash assessments on the IIHS and NHTSA, so it’s not a car design challenge. The fashions on this listing doubtless replicate a mix of driver conduct and driving situations, resulting in elevated crashes and fatalities.”
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“A car’s dimension, weight, and top definitely play an element in its means to guard passengers in a crash. However the largest contributor to occupant security is avoiding a crash, and the largest consider crash avoidance is driver conduct. A centered, alert driver, touring at a authorized or prudent velocity, with out being below the affect of medicine or alcohol, is the most probably to reach safely whatever the car they’re driving.”
What this tells us is that Tesla’s automobiles are in all probability as secure as anybody else’s, however their homeowners are inclined to drive like goons, and the results of that’s actually killing individuals.
