LawprofblawgGuess how many Ford Pintos caught fire before they were recalled?
38 (27 deaths)
Guess how many Teslas have caught fire? 144 (44 deaths)
https://tesla-fire.com
Olivetree@lawprofblawg
@kangaroo5383
Your comparison is unfair, the numbers for Pintos' fires are from common (known mechanical) cause only. Those Teslas' fire causes are not, they are total for everything, including being/having been in a hurricane. That's 16 fires/year (actually more because that number excludes fires not reported in news, but that's the number you use for your demand) for Tesla. How many for the Pintos? There are >100k car fires/year in the USA, surely 16 is the least of your worries.
@kangaroo5383
Your comparison is unfair, the numbers for Pintos' fires are from common (known mechanical) cause only. Those Teslas' fire causes are not, they are total for everything, including being/having been in a hurricane. That's 16 fires/year (actually more because that number excludes fires not reported in news, but that's the number you use for your demand) for Tesla. How many for the Pintos? There are >100k car fires/year in the USA, surely 16 is the least of your worries.
@olivetree @kangaroo5383 They weren't known at the time. They were actually concealed by Ford.
Also, I did not include other deaths apart from fires. Although that would have boosted the numbers.
The basic point was that its curious how far regulation hasn't come.
Agree there are more car fires, and maybe even if adjusting for age of car and other things we might get a clearer picture (maintenance, etc.) But Teslas are relatively new cars.