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New German research shows EVs break down at less than half the rate of combustion engine cars. (www.adac.de)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The logical follow on from this is that EV owners should have cheaper car insurance.

Yet I see a future where EVs will account for a rise in T-bone accidents. You are saved from red light runners more often because ICE have a slower acceleration. Now imagine everyone has an EV with massive acceleration from a stop. We will see many more people being hit by red light runners.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Are you saying the victims increased takeoff speed will increase their chance to be struck by someone running a red light?

My understanding is that most the time someone runs a red light, they didnt stop first and then accelerate at top speed through it before it turned green. I could be wrong about that though