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Hertz's Tesla Fire Sale Continues As Depreciation Costs Mount (insideevs.com)
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[–] towerful@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I felt like making a sarcastic comment about "all that extra safety tech".
But 120mph is pretty fucking ridiculous.
Except, that's a head on collision on a 60mph road.
So, I'm not sure how to feel.

Still don't think I'd get in a Tesla just on principle, tho

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 4 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

But 120mph is pretty fucking ridiculous. Except, that's a head on collision on a 60mph road.

Incorrect, for two reasons: 1, kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the speed. Twice as fast, quadruple the energy. 2, in a head-on collision, the crumple zones of both vehicles absorb the energy. I doubt the concrete pillar absorbed much.

The MythBusters did a nice episode on this.