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Re:Elon Musk defiant in face of federal investigation of Tes... by humanrebar on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @05:17PM (#6771605)
Do you know what car is least likely to catch fire? A horse.

Honestly, as long as consumers are given accurate statistics regarding how safe these vehicles are, I think they should be able to buy (and insure) them even if they are a little less safe.

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Re:Elon Musk defiant in face of federal investigation of Tes... by mdellabitta on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @06:27PM (#6772028)
> Do you know what car is least likely to catch fire? A horse.

Actually, their fuel source conveys a significant fire risk:

http://bchanicker.org/2013/09/27/risk-of-spontaneous-combust...

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