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cmac2992 | 2 years ago

Crash tests are shown in the release videos. It'll probably end up with a pretty decent rating. 3mm stainless steel will crumple when confronted with several tons of weight behind it.

It's my understanding good front end crash tests are a bit simpler for ev's because you aren't worried about a 300 lb chunk of cast iron coming through to the front of cabin.

Pedestrians be dammed apparently. This is merica.

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DoingIsLearning|2 years ago

> Pedestrians be dammed apparently. This is merica.

With that shape and with steel panels there is absolutely zero change of survival for pedestrians with this. You are hit, you are dead.

I thought the SUV mega monster trend was a huge setback in Vehicle Design but somehow Tesla found a way to surpass that.

We have set ourselves so far back. It will be decades into the future before we are able to reverse this reptilian brain meme of vehicle arm's race purchases'.