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Tesla Model Y 2024 scores near-perfect in IIHS' crash tests (electrek.co)

submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/evs@lemmy.world

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Looks like they used the same data that they use to provide insurance quotes, and then the article got popular, and they didn’t want to fight pissed off car manufacturers, so they chucked a disclaimer on the article.

[–] ShepherdPie@midwest.social 9 points 8 months ago

Using it to provide insurance quotes would be appropriate. Using it to determine which vehicles crash the most is not.

Using their 'formula,' if I drive a Honda Civic and get rear-ended, insurance totals the car, and I use that money to go buy a Model 3, they will count me as a "Tesla crash statistic" because I'm getting a quote for a Tesla with an accident on my record. This is idiotic because A) I wasn't driving a Tesla during the crash, and B) I wasn't even at fault for the accident, yet they still count it as a Tesla crash.

Not to mention other issues with the article like Pontiac, Saturn, and Oldsmobile being some of the "safest" cars on the road even though those companies built shitty cars and went out of business 10-15 years ago.

The company put the disclaimer on the article because it's junk data and misleading conclusions.

[–] bryan@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 8 months ago

Have a Y and pay $677.00 per 6-months for pretty good coverage.