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Favorite quote: "[T]he exact number is uncertain due to Model S breaking the testing machine"

• tlb 13y ago
  They picked a wimpy machine if it broke at 4x. Here's one that can apply 159 tons of force (about 80x the weight of a Tesla). http://www.overbuilt.com/products/car-crushers http://www.overbuilt.com/products/car-crushers
  • moocowduckquack 13y ago
    Correct me if I am wrong, but that doesn't look particularly like a calibrated testing machine.
    • bluefinity 13y ago
      Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is the type of thing they use for crushing cars for scrap metal, not testing how much pressure it takes.
• ghayes 13y ago
  My favorite was "While this is statistically unlikely to remain the case long term, Tesla is unaware of any Model S or Roadster occupant fatalities in any car ever."
  • simonb 13y ago
    There aren't that many on the road to begin with. To put this into perspective: during 1990-1994 there were 5 fatalities in Volvo 240s with 186000 cars on the road [http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr3009.pdf http://www.iihs.org/externaldata/srdata/docs/sr3009.pdf] Also the roof holding 4 additional cars, that's cute http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/volvo-stack-e1314951030869.jpg http://www.aronline.co.uk/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/v...
    • bdt101 13y ago
      The test machine broke at 4, not the car.