Here’s example of #1 reason to own and drive a Tesla: A very close family member was T-boned bad in her 1-2 year old Model Y the other week, thank goodness she walked away unharmed…the driver that T-boned her in Ford Expedition left in ambulance…pictures and description below: “I had the green light and headed straight towards the intersection. Out of nowhere, I was blindsided. I heard and felt a tremendous crash on the passenger side. The impact was so severe that my car starting spinning. The airbags on the passenger side inflated, blocking my view of what and who had hit me. I have no idea how fast she was going, if it was 60, 40 or 50 mph, but it was fast enough to demolish one side of my car and set it spinning. The driver of the tow truck company told me that my Tesla saved my life. Any other car without the heavy battery at the bottom, he said, would’ve flipped over on its roof, rather than been made to spin. He also said that the Tesla aluminum body took the impact of the crash, saving the inhabitants, whereas steel would’ve been rigid and caused the passengers to absorb the impact. I do feel that my Tesla Y saved me from a potentially horrific outcome.”
Amazes me how many anonymous troll handles were triggered to come try and spread FUD about Tesla safety in last several hours on this post…like a sudden call to arms of the anti-Tesla troll army or something
@EmmetPeppers Safety is an undervalued concern amongst car buyers. It’s huge in my eyes and soo relieved that @Tesla takes it more seriously than other carmakers!
@EmmetPeppers Yes, a vehicle that has a bigger center of gravity might have rolled from impact. But every modern car is designed to crumple around the occupants in a crash, no matter what material it's made from. The tire truck driver has no idea what they're talking about.
@EmmetPeppers I was t boned by a ups truck in a Nissan Maxima - dusted chars of glass and walked away. It’s called basic engineering - Tesla has no advantage in side impact tests
@EmmetPeppers Mom is rolling around in my wife’s old 2012 Subaru Outback but it’s getting old and up there in miles. Dad mentioned a 30k used Mazda!?!Sent this to him as soon as I read your tweet. Thanks for the reminder about the physics of accidents with an EV.
@EmmetPeppers that's BS....all vehicles designed in the last 50 yrs have crumple zones built into the structure to absorb impact. Aluminum is actually more rigid than steel. It isn't the material, it's the shape of said material.