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The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis (futurism.com)
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At the current rate of horrible fiery deaths, FuelArc projects the Cybertruck will have 14.52 fatalities per 100,000 units — far eclipsing the Pinto's 0.85. (In absolute terms, FuelArc found, 27 Pinto drivers died in fires, while five Cybertruck drivers have suffered the same fate, at least so far.)

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[–] 20 points 2 years ago (7 children)

Curious: how effective was that “repair”? Did it actually make a difference at all?

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    It would have prevented the "spark" part of the failure condition, but not the tank rupturing part.

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Stopping the explosions seems like a good enough sort of solution to me

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago

    A more appropriate solution would be a plastic shield designed to fit around the whole front of the gas tank, and then appropriately fixed to the vehicle, as opposed to "some hardware store shit."

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