Tesla has the deadliest automobiles on the street as we speak. In line with a brand new examine from iSeeCars, Tesla autos have the best deadly crash fee amongst all automobile manufacturers in america. The group analyzed information from the U.S. Fatality Evaluation Reporting System.
The examine, carried out on 2018-2022 mannequin yr autos, checked out crashes between 2017 and 2022 that resulted in at the very least one of many occupants’ demise. It discovered that Teslas have a deadly crash fee of 5.6 per billion miles pushed. Kia got here in second with a fee 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, which means the typical Tesla crash is twice as lethal as common.
The examine 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 fee. That’s almost 5 occasions the typical for SUVs, and it was the sixth price rating total. (The Hyundai Venue, Chevy Corvette, Mitsubishi Mirage, Porsche 911 and Honda CR-V Hybrid have been above it). The Mannequin S’s rating got here in at 5.8, two occasions the typical.
To be honest 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 acquired wonderful security scores, performing properly in crash exams on the IIHS and NHTSA, so it’s not a automobile design difficulty. The fashions on this record possible mirror a mixture of driver conduct and driving circumstances, resulting in elevated crashes and fatalities.”
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“A automobile’s measurement, weight, and peak actually play a component in its skill to guard passengers in a crash. However the greatest contributor to occupant security is avoiding a crash, and the largest think about crash avoidance is driver conduct. A targeted, alert driver, touring at a authorized or prudent pace, with out being beneath the affect of medicine or alcohol, is the most definitely to reach safely whatever the automobile they’re driving.”
What this tells us is that Tesla’s automobiles are in all probability as protected as anybody else’s, however their house owners are inclined to drive like goons, and the results of that’s actually killing individuals.
