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You can't compare absolute numbers of deaths in a year vs. number of cars sold in that year. Safety is calculated as injuries per miles driven. For death rate,
by BluSyn 4y ago
You can't compare absolute numbers of deaths in a year vs. number of cars sold in that year. Safety is calculated as injuries per miles driven. For death rate, it is usually shown as deaths per 100k miles driven.
Vehicles sold here is also a mis-leading number. It is talking about Volvo's total safety across all models, but then only including sales numbers for it Electric Vehicles. Tesla sells many more EVs than Volvo.
It talks about battery fires in Tesla models, which are rare. But ignores how many fires happen in ICE vehicles, even though the are far more common.
Everything in this article is mis-leading and low quality analysis.
- mieses 4y agoAn ICE fire is usually a minor event. The gas tank is on the other end of the car. A battery pack fire is always a big event.
- MikePlacid 4y ago>Everything in this article is mis-leading and low quality analysis. I don't have any knowledge of electric cars safety, but I've checked another article on the same site on topic I have a deep understanding of. The recipe the site used is simple: 1. make a strong statement; 2. push it and push it without any regard for truth or logic. I guess that's just their modus operandi.
- notacoward 4y ago> Safety is calculated as injuries per miles driven. Is there any reason whatsoever to believe that the average EV is driven more miles than the average ICE? If anything, using vehicle counts instead of miles favors Tesla. > only including sales numbers for it Electric Vehicles. Again, reducing the denominator for Volvo favors Tesla. > mis-leading and low quality analysis Agreed. It's far too forgiving of Death Trap Inc.