EVs more dangerous on impact
Being struck by a vehicle that is 1,000 pounds heavier than the one you’re riding in increases the chance of death by 47%, according to a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
I feel like this will be taken to mean "I need an even heavier car to be safe"
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jun/21/carry-that-weight-electric-vehicles-outweigh-gas-c/Open linkView original on lemmy.sdf.org
The Tesla model X is 6,000+ pounds. It will demolish your average car.
I ride a bicycle 😢
Don’t worry Elon won’t let the Tesla run you over
if you're white...
Avoiding people of color is still in Alpha
You can subscribe to the "don't hit people of color" beta release for $59.99 a month.
smh how can it still be in alpha, he avoided people of color his entire life, that's literally what apartheid means
EVs solve one problem by creating a dozen more 🤡
Just wait until ego-stroking EV pickup trucks become mainstream.
I would say most of the damage is due to the weight being on an SUV style car (aka a battering ram). There totally can be reasonable safe for all EVs.
Yeah seems like it’s primarily a weight issue.
The same bus as an EV could weigh 16t 🙃