Driving A Tesla Dramatically Reduces Your Risk Of A Car Crash
A new study suggests that Tesla owners are much less likely to crash their Tesla than their other cars. Tesla remain the most popular electric car choice in the world even as more companies are jumping on the EV bandwagon. The company sold nearly a million electric cars last year, more than any other brand on either side of the Atlantic. What's more, the company already sold more than 300,000 vehicles in the first quarter of 2022, suggesting that it is well on its way to having another record year.
The new research on the likelihood of crashing a Tesla comes amidst repeated assertions by Elon Musk that Tesla's Autopilot lowers the probability of an accident. Last year, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO claimed that a Tesla with Autopilot engaged is almost 10 times less likely to end up in a crash than any other car. The claim, however, was contradicted by experts, who pointed out that the data was inconclusive at best, as Autopilot is largely engaged on highways that see fewer crashes compared to city roads in any case.
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The new research was conducted by Cambridge Mobile Telematics and presented this week at an event organized by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The research compared different sets of data derived from the same drivers driving Teslas and other vehicles. According to the data, the crash rate was 50 percent lower when the subjects drove a Tesla compared to when they drove other cars they owned. However, according to the press release from the Cambridge firm, drivers took way more risks — between 180 percent and 340 percent higher — while driving EVs compared to when they were driving traditional ICE (internal combustion engine)
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