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Cyber Truck fire fatality rates

2025-02-13 18:05:59.004098+01 by Dan Lyke 1 comments

FuelArc: It’s Official: the Cybertruck is More Explosive than the Ford Pinto

Fire fatality rate per 100k units of 14.2? (Extrapolated from 34,438 units sold). Holy crap! When I was looking at recall rates for the Bolt battery, there were recalls for that many fires per 100k units in cars you wouldn't think of, and most of those were smoldering in the door panels 'cause water got in and flooded the power window motor.

Futurism: The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

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#Comment Re: Cyber Truck fire fatality rates made: 2025-02-14 18:26:08.909353+01 by: Dan Lyke

Of course some of this may be down to demographics: Deadly Cybertruck crash: Driver, 19, was drunk and on cocaine, report shows

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