The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis
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A new analysis suggests that the Cybertruck might lead to 17 times more fatalities than the infamous Ford Pinto.

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A new analysis by independent automotive blog FuelArc suggests that fire fatalities are 17 times more likely in a Cybertruck than in the infamous Ford Pinto — the posterchild of deadly cars if ever there was one.

  • quarrk [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    gas tank behind the rear bumper, so getting rear-ended badly enough could cause a fireball

    The 1993-2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee had the same issue, with higher fatality rate per fire crash

    On October 2, 2009, the Center for Auto Safety filed a safety defect petition for the recall of all 1993–04 Jeep Grand Cherokees with the fuel tank located behind the rear axle. At the time of the petition, CAS had identified 172 fatal fire crashes with 254 fatalities in the FARS file from calendar year 1992 through 2008. CAS identified 44 fire crashes with 64 deaths where fire was the most harmful event. In comparison, NHTSA reported a total of 38 fire crashes with 26 fatalities when it recalled the Ford Pinto.

    I believe the recall fix was to install a trailer hitch that would deform the tank in such a way that it was less likely to cause a fire.