Winston SmithFeb 25
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“The CyberTruck is 17 times more likely to have a fire fatality than a Ford Pinto”, a 70s automobile that put the “car” in “exploding car”. https://fuelarc.com/evs/its-official-the-cybertruck-is-more-explosive-than-the-ford-pinto/
It's Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto - FuelArc News

We now have a full year of data for the Cybertruck, and a strange preponderance of headlines about Cybertrucks exploding into flames, including several fatalities. That’s more than enough data to compare to the Ford Pinto, a car so notoriously combustible that it has become a watchword for corporate greed. Let’s start with the data […]

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Feb 25 at 5:02pmkottke bot
Show threadSensible CroneFeb 25
@kottke In other words, don't park next to them, or drive near them. Probably steer clear of the drivers, as well.
Show threadNatanox 🇺🇦🇵🇸Feb 25
@kottke I'm very glad these abominations never made it to Europe. The worst we got are people dense enough to pay extra for imported oversized US "Trucks" (which can't be imported and sold en mass due to being inherently unsafe).
Show threadÖlbaumMar 1
@Natanox Didn’t the EU recently announce that they were going to follow the US for car homologation? It worries me, because Switzerland follows the EU, and I don’t want to see wankpanzers on my streets either.
Show threadNatanox 🇺🇦🇵🇸Mar 1
@oscherler The commission announced they planed something, but the opposition was fierce. I don't know if it actually happened, was stopped or is still lingering.
Show threadMark St. JohnFeb 25
@kottke By some strange coincidence of math, I’m 17 times more likely to find myself in a Ford Pinto than a CyberTruck.
Show threadlucaFeb 25
@kottke Man, I've seen one on the road this evening, looks like someone hammered a steel pot until it looks like an horrible car shaped thing.
It doesn't run on gas, but gives you the feeling of driving the fireworks truck while smoking a cigarette and holding a five liters tank of alcohol.
Show threadJargogglesFeb 25
@kottke
Less popular than the Edsel, deadlier than the Pinto. Imagine putting out a worse vehicle than the two biggest automotive cautionary tales of all time.
Show threadChip ButtyFeb 25
@kottke sold less than the Edsel. Less safe than the pinto
Show threadJimFeb 25
@kottke
Also 100x's more likely to be driven by a small weened chud
Show threadNed HamsonFeb 26
@kottke 47 years ago, the Pinto was recalled - who remembers that. News, you can do better. Just say that Cybertrucks are not safe and should be recalled... period!