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Re:$4k Renault compared to Tesla Model 3 by ceejayoz on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @04:52PM (#14807800)
Emissions and safety standards play a huge role, I'd imagine.

It's $3-5k to replace airbags after an accident, for example. The Kwid lacks them entirely.

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Re:$4k Renault compared to Tesla Model 3 by abawany on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @05:23PM (#14808086)
Looking at the video of the Nissan Tsuru vs. Versa posted above, it seems to me that an airbag might not have been much help in the Tsuru - the passenger compartment in the Tsuru just plain collapsed whereas the Versa's remained whole.
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Re:$4k Renault compared to Tesla Model 3 by ceejayoz on Wednesday July 19, 2017 @06:01PM (#14808390)
Yeah, I'd imagine the lack of airbags is just the start of a very, very long list of safety issues.
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