Tesla's Model S Gets Highest Safety Rating from NHTSA, Breaks Roof Testing Machine

[Warcony]

Tesla received a combined rating of 5.4 stars

Tesla Motors recently received the highest safety rating ever from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

NHTSA gave Tesla's Model S a five-star safety rating in each individual category and overall, achieving a combined rating of 5.4 stars. This is the highest rating ever given by the U.S. agency.

 

 

Link to article:

http://www.dailytech.com/Teslas+Model+S+Gets+Highest+Safety+Rating+from+NHTSA+Breaks+Roof+Testing+Machine/article33209.htm

 

This further proves that Tesla and Elon Musk are doing amazing things and the future is bright for electric cars.

[Emperor_Piehead]

I like what tesla is doing, but trying to fight against oil companies and other car companies will be quite a challenge.

[criso8]

Musk is such a boss. We need more people like him.

[Wferr]

I love looking at slomo crash vids :p

[wkronbaek]

All of Tesla's cars are amazing, if just programs like top gear would stop making them look bad by starting battery tests at 30% etc.

[Fetzie]

The big problem with electric cars is the current battery technology. They won't ever be mainstream (or cheap enough for mainstream) until we get the batteries sorted out. They are heavy, expensive and discharge too quickly.

[sk8ermanblue]

I wish I had the money for a tesla... and the money for the power bill to recharge it

[Emperor_Piehead]

I wish I had the money for a tesla... and the money for the power bill to recharge it

My friend might get a tesla and he has solar and wind power on his ranch.

[Hyydrah]

I wish I had the money for a tesla... and the money for the power bill to recharge it

Wouldn't electricity still be cheaper than fuel?

[Alex(PlayMedium)]

Wouldn't electricity still be cheaper than fuel?

Of course, that is what makes it a viable option to consumers. If fuel was cheaper, they wouldn't give two fudges about the environment ;)

[sk8ermanblue]

Electricity would be cheaper than fuel but the initial cost of purchase will still drive it out of most people's reach even with the fuel savings as it would take so long to break even on the costs.

[Warcony]

Wouldn't electricity still be cheaper than fuel?

Depends on your location, the times at which you are charging your vehicle, how far you drive etc.  It is hard to compare the 2 cost wise.  For someone who has distributed generation set up (solar array or wind) then it would be cheaper.

[wkronbaek]

I wish I had the money for a tesla... and the money for the power bill to recharge it

Just for your info, a Model S costs about $1 for 25 miles at average consumer electricity pricing. And, the tesla supercharging stations charges it for free.

[Wferr]

Super chargers are insane.

[sabot]

I would love to win one!

[Fetzie]

Just for your info, a Model S costs about $1 for 25 miles at average consumer electricity pricing. And, the tesla supercharging stations charges it for free.

 

The initial price will put it out of the reach of most consumers though, not the running costs. They can afford the running costs, but spending 40-60k dollars at one time is likely out of the question, even if they get a loan to pay for it.

[wkronbaek]

The initial price will put it out of the reach of most consumers though, not the running costs. They can afford the running costs, but spending 40-60k dollars at one time is likely out of the question, even if they get a loan to pay for it.

Now I'm in Denmark, and here most cheap sedans of this size would actually be around 30-40.000, a BMW or similar 100.000, so this sounds kindy funny to me, but I do see what the problem is yeah.

[ShiverMePenguins]

The initial price will put it out of the reach of most consumers though, not the running costs. They can afford the running costs, but spending 40-60k dollars at one time is likely out of the question, even if they get a loan to pay for it.

"Financing".

 

 

god, even i could afford another 1500$/month to my budget and i don't nearly break 6 figures.

[Fetzie]

Now I'm in Denmark, and here most cheap sedans of this size would actually be around 30-40.000, a BMW or similar 100.000, so this sounds kindy funny to me, but I do see what the problem is yeah.

 

Yeah, but everything is really expensive in Denmark compared to the rest of Europe/the world. You can spend the equivalent of 20 euros on a McDonalds meal or kebab in Denmark (and Sweden isn't much different).

 

"Financing".

 

 

god, even i could afford another 1500$/month to my budget and i don't nearly break 6 figures.

 

The median income in the US is a tiny bit below 50,000 dollars right now. There were 1.5 million households living on 2 dollars per day or less before government aid in 2011.

 

 

That means that 50% of households have an income of under 50,000 dollars per year. They can't afford another 1500 outlay per month.

 

Make electric cars affordable for the masses and they'll sell. See what happened when Henry Ford put the Model T into production, the car went from something for the rich, to something for the masses. He sold 15 million of them between 1908 and 1927 (19 years).

[ShiverMePenguins]

wow, i never knew that. how does your country even allow super rich like this to exist?

[linusforsell]

Really need to get my hands on one of these when the charging stations start spreading over from Norway to Sweden.

[wkronbaek]

Yeah, but everything is really expensive in Denmark compared to the rest of Europe/the world. You can spend the equivalent of 20 euros on a McDonalds meal or kebab in Denmark (and Sweden isn't much different).

 

On a single person McDonalds would be 10 and Kebab 5, but i know what you mean. US is ridicoulous in every way right now.

[Stonep11]

I wish I had the money for a tesla... and the money for the power bill to recharge it

The price to charge it is less than the amount gas would cost, so if you can get the car you can afford to drive it as much as your current car.

[Stonep11]

I wish I had the money for a tesla... and the money for the power bill to recharge it

The price to charge it is less than the amount gas would cost, so if you can get the car you can afford to drive it as much as your current car.

[wpirobotbuilder]

wow, i never knew that. how does your country even allow super rich like this to exist?

High-level positions in private enterprise, as well as positions in the financial sector create those massive paychecks.

 

It's a longstanding debate about why the distribution of wealth is so uneven, but it's true that many of those at the top are high-profile members of large corporations and organizations.